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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.851808 Composed by John Rox. Arranged by Peter Martin. Contemporary. Score and parts. 11 pages. Mainstream Music #3909123. Published by Mainstream Music (A0.851808). 'I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas' is a Christmas novelty song written by John Rox (1902–1957) and performed by Gayla Peevey (10 years old at the time) in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on Billboard magazine's pop chart in December 1953. The PDF also contains parts for violin III (doubling that of the viola) and double bass, enabling the arrangement to be performed by a full string orchestra. Duration 2.34 This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).