Take A Chance On Me by ABBA String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

By ABBA

Abba released Take a Chance on Me - from ABBA: The Album - in January 1978 and it became one of their biggest hits. Influences from this track can be heard in the charts through the following decade and beyond. Needless to say, it remains popular today.  As usual with ABBA tracks, the sound production is a work of art in itself: Myriad small details are woven into the tapestry of this high-energy song, such as an audacious one-note string arrangement, a baritone saxophone, state-of-the-art (at the time) synthesized effects and sophisticated multi-voice overdubbing which includes a less-than-perfect layer that may not be obvious but adds to the character and makes listeners more comfortable singing along, The guitar has awesome sustain, sounding almost Hawaiian, with some very slick licks in-between. This arrangement for string quartet cannot boast such complexity in four parts but tips its hat at what details can be squeezed into an idiomatic transcription. As usual in this series from Des Press, the all-important bass-line is used, giving the cellist a chance to shine as a throbbing groove-machine. This arrangement is in the same tonality as the original recording, so you could even play along for fun. The level is on the easier side of "advanced"; quickly rehearsed by professional quartets and an accessible challenge for experienced students. Enjoy!

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Instrument:
Cello Viola Violin
Ensembles:
String Quartet
Genres:
Dance Contemporary
Composers:
Benny Andersson Bjorn Ulvaeus
Publishers:
Des Press
Series:
ArrangeMe
Format:
Set of Parts Score and Parts
Item types:
Digital
Artist:
ABBA
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
17

String Quartet String Quartet - Digital Download

SKU: A0.977359

By ABBA. By Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Arranged by Des McNutty. Contemporary. Score and parts. 17 pages. Des Press #6480019. Published by Des Press (A0.977359).

Abba released Take a Chance on Me - from ABBA: The Album - in January 1978 and it became one of their biggest hits. Influences from this track can be heard in the charts through the following decade and beyond. Needless to say, it remains popular today.  

As usual with ABBA tracks, the sound production is a work of art in itself: Myriad small details are woven into the tapestry of this high-energy song, such as an audacious one-note string arrangement, a baritone saxophone, state-of-the-art (at the time) synthesized effects and sophisticated multi-voice overdubbing which includes a less-than-perfect layer that may not be obvious but adds to the character and makes listeners more comfortable singing along, The guitar has awesome sustain, sounding almost Hawaiian, with some very slick licks in-between.

This arrangement for string quartet cannot boast such complexity in four parts but tips its hat at what details can be squeezed into an idiomatic transcription. As usual in this series from Des Press, the all-important bass-line is used, giving the cellist a chance to shine as a throbbing groove-machine.
This arrangement is in the same tonality as the original recording, so you could even play along for fun.

The level is on the easier side of "advanced"; quickly rehearsed by professional quartets and an accessible challenge for experienced students.

Enjoy!





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ArrangeMe:
Des Press
Series:
ArrangeMe
Instrument:
Strings Cello Strings Viola Strings Violin
Artists:
ABBA Benny Andersson Bjorn Ulvaeus
Ensemble:
String Quartet
Publisher:
Des Press