All of these materials are from the Kay Pech Library: music that she arranged, composed, and gathered over her many decades of teaching.
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| Title | Author | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Women and the Violin (2020) | Kay Pech | 4 MB |
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- Vintage Sheet Music Collection (Early 20th Century Editions)
Chamber Music Arrangements
| Title (Composer) | Arranger | Instrumentation | File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Time for Us (Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”) | Kay Pech, arranger (1989) | string quartet score (+ easy violin part) | 1 MB |
| A Time for Us (Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”) | Kay Pech, arranger (1997) | string trio | 2 MB |
| All I Ask of You (“Phantom of the Opera”; Andrew Lloyd Webber) | Pech, Kay, arranger (1989, 1998) | string quartet & trio | 4 MB |
| Alleluia | Kay Pech, arranger (c. 1970) | string quartet | 395 KB |
| Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) | Kay Pech, arranger (1992) | string trio | 712 KB |
| Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) | Kay Pech, arranger (2002) | solo violin, flute & piano | 2 MB |
| Bali Ha’i (from “South Pacific”; Richard Rodgers) | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet | 650 KB |
| Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken) | Kay Pech, arranger (2001) | string trio | 2 MB |
| Because (Getz D’Hardelot) | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet | 756 KB |
| Blues (Ted Lucas) | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet & guitar | 2 MB |
| Breaking of the Fellowship (from “Lord of the Rings”; Howard Shore) | Kay Pech, arranger (2002) | string trio | 460 KB |
| Brian’s Song | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger | string quartet | 725 KB |
| Canon (Pachelbel) | Kay Pech, arranger (1995) | violin & piano accompaniment | 1 MB |
| Canzonetta (from Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto) | Kay Pech, arranger (2014) | string quartet | 778 KB |
| Chim Chim Cher-ee (from “Mary Poppins”) | Kay Pech, arranger (c. 1970) | string quartet | 700 KB |
| Communion Medley | Kay Pech, arranger (1993) | clarinet & string trio | 3 MB |
| Communion Medley | Kay Pech, arranger (1995) | clarinet & string quartet | 2 MB |
| Con Te Partiró (Time to Say Goodbye; Francesco Sartori) | Kay Pech, arranger (2001) | string trio | 1 MB |
| Concerto in B Minor (G. F. Handel; Casadesus) | Kay Pech, arranger (1996) | string quartet | 4 MB |
| Disney Songs (1976 Halftime Show) | Kay Pech, arranger | violin duets | 2 MB |
| Do I Love You | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet | 619 KB |
| Do-Re-Mi (from “The Sound of Music”; Richard Rodgers) | Kay Pech, arranger (c. 1970) | string quartet | 2 MB |
| Embraceable You (from “Girl Crazy”; Ira & George Gershwin) | Kay Pech, arranger (1998) | string trio | 2 MB |
| Evergreen (Barbra Streisand) | Kay Pech, arranger (2002) | string trio | 604 KB |
| Fiddle Sessions | compiled & arranged by Livingston Gearhart & Elizabeth A. H. Green; prepared for viola by Kay Pech (2000) | 2, 3, & 4 violas | 4 MB |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Kay Pech, arranger | 2 violins, cello & piano | 2 MB |
| God So Loved the World & How Great Thou Art | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger | string quartet | 1 MB |
| Happy Birthday | Kay Pech, arranger (1993) | violin, viola, cello & bass | 305 KB |
| Happy Birthday | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | string trio | 165 KB |
| Hobbit Music (from “Lord of the Rings”; Howard Shore) | Kay Pech, arranger (2022) | violin & cello duet | 216 KB |
| How Can I Keep from Singing? (Enya) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | string quartet | 295 KB |
| Humoresque-Swanee River Duet (A. Dvorak/S. Foster) | E. Stuen-Walker, arranger; viola/cello version by Kay Pech (1997) | viola & cello duet | 1 MB |
| Hymn Medley (It Is Well with My Soul; He Leadeth Me; O Master, Let Me Walk) | Kay Pech, arranger (1995) | viola & cello duet | 633 KB |
| I See You (from “Avatar”; Horner & Franglen) | Kay Pech, arranger | viola or violin solo & piano | 816 KB |
| If (David Gates, 1971) | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | violin & viola duet | 217 KB |
| Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J. S. Bach) | Kay Pech, arranger (1998) | violin, cello & organ | 3 MB |
| Larghetto (G. F. Handel) | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger (c. 1976) | string quartet | 1 MB |
| Love Boat (Charles Fox) | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger | string quartet | 833 KB |
| Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (Sammy Fain) | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet | 700 KB |
| Love Song Medleys (30 songs; 6 medleys) | Kay Pech, arranger | violin solo | 3 MB |
| Love Theme from “Out of Africa” (John Barry) | Kay Pech, arranger (1986) | string trio | 2 MB |
| Misty (Erroll Garner, 1954) | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | violin & viola duet | 234 KB |
| Misty (Erroll Garner, 1954) | Kay Pech, arranger (1999) | string quartet | 382 KB |
| Mother Doesn’t Allow Any Fiddle Playing in Here (Usher Abell) | revised by Kay Pech (1996) | string trio | 2 MB |
| Muppet Show Theme (Jim Henson & Sam Pottle, 1976) | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger | string trio | 662 KB |
| Naming the Names: 2010 (Arcangelo Corelli) | Kay Pech, arranger (2009) | violin, cello & piano | 3 MB |
| Old Man River | transcription by Kay Pech (c. 1965) | viola & piano | 571 KB |
| Once Upon a Dream (from “Sleeping Beauty”) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | string quartet | 409 KB |
| One Hand, One Heart (from “West Side Story”; Leonard Bernstein) | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | string trio | 1 MB |
| Orange Blossom Special | Kay Pech, arranger (1985) | violin part | 909 KB |
| Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck) | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | string quartet | 664 KB |
| Peace, Peace (Rick & Sylvia Powell) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | 3 violins, 1 viola & 1 cello | 3 MB |
| People Will Say We’re in Love | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet | 670 KB |
| Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin) | Kay Pech, arranger (2001) | violin & piano | 2 MB |
| Psalm 121 (M. Vupius) | harmonization by Kay (Andreas) Pech (1964) | 4-part harmony | 253 KB |
| Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50 (Beethoven) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | string quartet | 1 MB |
| Some Day My Prince Will Come (from “Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs”) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | string quartet | 401 KB |
| Somewhere My Love (Lara’s Theme from “Doctor Zhivago”; Maurice Jarre) | Kay Pech, arranger (1998) | string trio | 3 MB |
| “Sound of Music”: Wedding Processional (Richard Rodgers) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | string quartet or trio | 514 KB |
| Spanish Eyes (Kaempfert, Singleton, Snyder, 1963) | duet arrangement by Kay Pech (1994) | violin & viola duet | 235 KB |
| Spanish Flea (Julius Wechter, 1965) | Kay Pech, arranger (1976) | 3 violins & 1 cello | 930 KB |
| Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme from “The Godfather,” Nino Rota, 1972) | Kay Pech, arranger (1997) | string trio | 248 KB |
| Summerland (William Grant Still, 1936) | Kay Pech, arranger (2016) | string quartet | 2 MB |
| Sunrise, Sunset (Jerry Bock, 1964) | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | string trio | 1 MB |
| Sunrise, Sunset (Jerry Bock, 1964) | Kay Pech, arranger (2002) | string quartet | 626 KB |
| Thanks Be to Thee (G. F. Handel) | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger (1976) | string quartet | 2 MB |
| The Unity Candle Song (Raymond H. Haan, 1979) | Kay Pech, arranger (2004) | string quartet | 242 KB |
| Through the Eyes of Love (from “Ice Castles,” Marvin Hamlisch) | Kay Pech, arranger (1987) | string quartet | 2 MB |
| Through the Eyes of Love (from “Ice Castles,” Marvin Hamlisch) | Kay Pech, arranger (1998) | string trio | 2 MB |
| Time Travel (Chamber Music through the Centuries) | Kay Pech, arranger (2013) | string quintet | 4 MB |
| Two Guitars (for String Quartet) | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string quartet | 2 MB |
| Unchained Melody (from the motion pictures “Unchained” & “Ghost”) | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string quartet | 948 KB |
| Wedding Song (There Is Love) | Kay Pech, arranger (1996) | string quartet | 2 MB |
Christmas/Holiday Music Arrangements
| Title (Composer) | Arranger | Instrumentation | File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels We Have Heard | Kay Pech, arranger | string quartet & 4 trumpets | 2.5 MB |
| Christmas Medley | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger (c. 1970) | string trio | 4 MB |
| Deck the Halls | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string trio | 1.7 MB |
| Frosty the Snow Man | Kay Pech, arranger (1991) | string quartet | 1.1 MB |
| Frosty the Snow Man | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string trio | 2.1 MB |
| Gesu Bambino (P. A. Yon) | Kay Pech, arranger (1994) | string quartet | 2.4 MB |
| Gesu Bambino (P. A. Yon) | Kay Pech, arranger (1998) | violin, cello & organ | 2.9 MB |
| Greensleeves | Kay Pech, arranger (2009) | string trio | 2 MB |
| Greensleeves | Kay Pech, arranger (2011) | solo violin & harp accomp | 1.4 MB |
| Jingle Bells | Kay Pech, arranger (1984) | string trio | 940 KB |
| Jingle Bells | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string trio | 2.1 MB |
| Let It Snow! | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string trio | 1.6 MB |
| Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arranger (c. 1970) | string trio | 1.1 MB |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Kay Pech, arranger (2009) | string trio | 1.7 MB |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Kay Pech, arranger (2011) | string quartet & bass & piano | 2.1 MB |
| Silent Night | Kay Pech, arranger (2010) | string trio | 1.7 MB |
| Silver Bells | Kay Pech, arranger (2011) | string quartet & bass & handbells | 1.7 MB |
| The First Noël | Kay Pech, arranger (1995) | 3 violins & 1 viola | 2.5 MB |
| The Little Drummer Boy | Kay Pech, arranger (1990) | string quartet | 2 MB |
| The Spirit of Christmas | Kay Pech, arranger (1973) | string quartet | 4 MB |
| The Spirit of Christmas | Kay Pech, arranger (2000) | string trio | 3.4 MB |
| The Twelve Days of Christmas | Kay Pech, arranger (1990) | string orchestra | 10 MB |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Kay Pech, arranger (2011) | cello duet | 282 KB |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Kay Pech, arranger (2011) | viola duet | 253 KB |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Kay Pech, arranger (2011) | violin duet | 270 KB |
Suzuki Method (Music & Other Resources)
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bach, J. S. | Bourree | solo cello | 21 MB |
| Bach, J. S. | Concerto for 2 Violins | solo cello & solo viola versions | 1.6 MB |
| Bach, J. S. | Minuet 3 (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | cello & viola duet | 548 KB |
| Bach, J. S. | Minuet 3 (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 542 KB |
| Becker, Jean | Gavotte (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & cello duet | 1.2 MB |
| Becker, Jean | Gavotte (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 1.1 MB |
| Brahms, Johannes | Waltz (Kay Pech, arr, 1996) | cello duet part | 155 KB |
| Brahms, Johannes | Waltz (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | cello & viola duet | 745 KB |
| Brahms, Johannes | Waltz (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 705 KB |
| Eccles, Henry | Sonata in G Minor & Courante (Kay Pech, arr, 1995) | string orchestra accompaniment | 3 MB |
| Fiocco, Joseph-Hector | Allegro (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 1.2 MB |
| Fiocco, Joseph-Hector | Allegro (Kay Pech, arr, 2002) | viola solo with flute, oboe, & cello (or 2 violins & cello) | 1.9 MB |
| Handel, G. F. | Chorus (from “Judas Maccabaeus”) (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | cello & viola duet | 350 KB |
| Handel, G. F. | Chorus (from “Judas Maccabaeus”) (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 335 KB |
| — | Lightly Row (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 249 KB |
| Lully, Jean-Baptiste | Gavotte | cello duet part | 178 KB |
| Martini, Giovanni | Gavotte | cello duet part | 445 KB |
| Martini, Giovanni | Gavotte (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 1.2 MB |
| — | May Song (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 214 KB |
| — | Northeast New Jersey Suzuki String Festival 1975 (bks. 1-6), Kay Pech | cello (solo and duet parts) | 5.1 MB |
| Paganini, Niccolo | Witches’ Dance | solo cello | 152 KB |
| Schumann, Robert | Two Grenadiers | cello duet part | 183 KB |
| — | Summer Suzuki Viola Lessons (lesson plans), Kay Pech | viola | 3.4 MB |
| — | Suzuki Festival (CELLO bks. 1-3), Kay Pech | cello (solo and duet parts) | 1.7 MB |
| — | Suzuki Festival (VIOLA bks. 1-5), Kay Pech | viola (solo and duet parts) | 11.3 MB |
| — | Suzuki Twinkle Variations (Kay Pech, arr, 1996) | cello duet part | 341 KB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School CELLO PART, vol. 1 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | cello (solo & duet parts) | 3.2 MB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School CELLO PART, vol. 2 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | cello (solo & duet parts) | 4.6 MB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School CELLO PART, vols. 3-4 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | cello (solo & duet parts) | 2.6 MB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School VIOLA PART, vol. 1 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | viola (solo & duet parts) | 4 MB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School VIOLA PART, vol. 2 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | viola (solo parts) | 1.9 MB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School VIOLA PART, vol. 3 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | viola (solo parts) | 2.3 MB |
| — | Suzuki Violin School VIOLA PART, vol. 4 [Kay (Andreas) Pech, ed] | viola (solo parts) | 3.1 MB |
| Suzuki, Shinichi | Allegretto (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 279 KB |
| Suzuki, Shinichi | Allegro (Kay Pech, arr, 1996) | cello duet part | 93 KB |
| Thomas, Ambroise | Gavotte from “Mignon” (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & cello duet | 1 MB |
| Thomas, Ambroise | Gavotte from “Mignon” (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 978 KB |
| — | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | violin & viola duet | 242 KB |
| Veracini, F. M. | Gigue from Sonata in D Minor | 2nd violin & cello accompaniment parts | 767 KB |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Concerto in A Minor, Mov. 1 (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & cello duet | 1.8 MB |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Concerto in A Minor, Mov. 1 (Kay Pech, arr, 2012) | violin & viola duet | 1.6 MB |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Double Concert in A Minor | solo cello | 801 KB |
Orchestrations
| Bach, J. C. | Concerto in C Minor (H. Casadesus) | Kay Pech, orch (1999) | solo viola or cello & orchestra | 19 MB |
| Bach, J. S. | Concerto in D Minor, Mov. 3 | Kay Pech, ed (1998) | 2 solo violins & intermediate level string orchestra | 15 MB |
| Excerpts from “Dark Crystal” and “Conan” | (movie soundtracks) | Kay Pech, arr (c. 1982) | full orchestra | 5 MB |
| Handel, G. F. | Concerto in B Minor (H. Casadesus) | Kay Pech, orch (1999) | solo viola & string orchestra | 23 MB |
| Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix | Violin Concerto in E Minor, Mov. 3 | Kay Pech, arr | solo violin & string quartet or orchestra (+ full score) | 10 MB |
| Pachelbel, Johann | Canon | Kay Pech, arr (1995) | string orchestra & piano | 1 MB |
| Pachelbel, Johann | Canon in D | Kay Pech, arr (1998) | string orchestra | 1 MB |
| Pleyel, Ignaz | Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 31 | Kay Pech, trans (2014) | string orchestra | 3 MB |
| Shore, Howard | Lord of the Rings: Concerning Hobbits | Kay Pech, arr (2002) | string orchestra | 545 KB |
| Stamitz, Karl | Concerto in D Major, Mov. 1 & 3 | Kay Pech, orch (1999) | solo viola & string orchestra | 17 MB |
| Theme from S.W.A.T. | (1970s TV show) | Kay (Andreas) Pech, arr (1977) | full youth orchestra | 6 MB |
| Themes from Fantasia 2000 | (movie soundtrack) | Kay Pech, arr | string orchestra | 977 KB |
| The Mississippi Turkey’s Dream | Kay Pech, arr (1999) | string orchestra | 7 MB |
Music Education
| Title (Date) | Author | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Bowing Skills (2015) | Kay Pech | 442 KB |
| Building Your Chamber Music Library | Kay Pech | 619 KB |
| Cat Eats Violin (cartoon; humor) | (Unknown) | 993 KB |
| Chamber Music Coaching (from “We Are the Music Makers”) | C. D. Placilla & K. Law | 2 MB |
| Chamber Music for Intermediate Students (1992) | Kay Pech & M’lou Dietzer | 199 KB |
| Chamber Music Repertoire – Saddleback College (1991) | Kay Pech | 1.7 MB |
| Collected Quotes about Music (c. 1980) | Kay Pech | 160 KB |
| Composition Lesson (2011) | Kay Pech | 1 MB |
| Fiddle Bowing | Kay Pech | 345 KB |
| Intro to Musical Composition (2011) | Kay Pech | 1.6 MB |
| Kay Pech’s Music Library (2011) | 11.6 MB | |
| Masters of the Violin (The Mentor, April 15, 1916) | Henry T. Fink | 5.2 MB |
| Music Evaluators Guide (1994) | Kay Pech | 4.1 MB |
| Orchestra News (May 1962) | 2.4 MB | |
| Quartet Improvisation (2009) | Kay Pech | 181 KB |
| The Jazz Bassist (1975) | Kay (Andreas) Pech | 2.4 MB |
| The Orchestra (The Mentor, February 15, 1917) | W. J. Henderson | 5.1 MB |
| The Romantic Spirit in Music (Notebook Magazine, March 1983) | John Toomey | 646 KB |
Kay Pech Original Compositions
| Title (Date) | Instrumentation | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen Sketches (1999) | viola & cello duet | 716 KB |
| Bow-Tique (2001) | string quartet (+ bass) | 4 MB |
| Cerebral Palsy (1979) | violin duet | 216 KB |
| Doodlin’ (2013) | violin & viola duet | 150 KB |
| Experiment 1 (2009) | string quartet | 1 MB |
| Jonathan’s Dreams (2000) | viola & cello duet | 3 MB |
| Just a Minute (2014) | string quartet | 1 MB |
| Minuet (2003) | string quartet | 3 MB |
| My Three Sons (1998) | string trio (2 violins & 1 viola) | 626 KB |
| Overcast and Occasional Light Rain (A Study in Harmonics and Pizzicato, 1992) | violin duet | 634 KB |
| Pizzifrolic (2005) | string quartet (+ bass) | 6 MB |
| String Quartet (2010) | string quartet | 4 MB |
| The Lunde Lion Polka (2022) | string trio | 89 KB |
| The Pech-l-bell Canon (1998) | violin trio | 603 KB |
| Whole Tone Wanderings (2004) | viola duet | 326 KB |
Vintage Sheet Music Collection (Early 20th Century Editions)
| Composer | Title (Editor, Date) | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Compositions for Violoncello (David Popper, 1921) | 40 MB |
| Mozart, W. A. | Sonatina for Cello (Piatigorsky’s Repertoire) | 3 MB |
| Nölck, August | Six Character Pieces for Cello & Piano – Cello Part | 2 MB |
| Nölck, August | Six Character Pieces for Cello & Piano – Piano Part | 5 MB |
| Schulz, Leo | Orchestral Studies for Violoncello, No. 273, Vol. II (1932) | 15 MB |
| Schumann, Robert | Cello Concerto Op. 129 – Piano & Cello Parts | 10 MB |
Remembering
Kay Pech
Founder and Director of Chamber Music Institute/So Cal (1997-2024)
born June 27, 1940 – died October 5, 2024
“Ms. Pech was extraordinary. She was a brilliant musician and teacher, but also a mentor and friend….”
