Mendelssohn's Chorale is one of 12 string quartet arrangements for intermediate strings included in Richard Young's Comprehensive String Pedagogy & Curriculum. A portion of the proceeds of sales for all CSPC music goes to support free music education at The People's Music School.

This beautiful Chorale is an ideal introduction to Mendelssohn’s great string quartets, all of which can be technically overwhelming to inexperienced young people. It lays an appropriate foundation for the challenges they’ll later find in the Op. 12, Op. 13, Op. 44, and Op. 80 string quartets – as well as the Op. 18 and Op. 87 string quintets, plus his famous Op. 20 octet.
It also provides an excellent opportunity for students to discover first-hand the unique roles and challenges of each individual part. Indeed, there is no better way to learn the entire score than to play all the parts. Of course it’s unrealistic to assume that cellists can play the violin and viola parts. But there is no reason whatsoever why the 1st violin, 2nd violin, and viola parts of this piece cannot be played by all these violinists and violists. “Rotating chairs” accelerates the students’ development in a way that is challenging and fun. And because the music profession is always looking for those who can play both violin and viola, it encourages a versatility that can later provide a significant career advantage.
 -Richard Young

Full program notes are included with the score. There are fingerings and bowings in all the string parts of every one of CSPC's pieces. These "cooked-in" technical solutions target the particular levels of the students. They are not just pragmatic but "musical."

Please note that due to a loss of source files, the PDF files of the music have been generated from scanned copies of printed parts. While every effort has been made to produce high quality parts, the limitations of scanning will result in some degradation of print quality.