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String Quartets in  Warwickshire   

A selection of string quartets in   Warwickshire  on this music web site

Select   Warwickshire  String Quartets

A small selection of our string quartets across the UK is shown below. To find string quartets in   Warwickshire  select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our string quartets that play in your area, so minimising travel costs.

 
Quotation and Booking      

- If you are interested in one of our string quartets, send an email for a prompt, no obligation quotation. Want to discuss the musical options and alternatives for your special day? Phone or email us at Midsummer Music. We are here to help. To book us, email or phone, it's that simple.      

 

Composers through the ages and string quartets

Some composers considered the string quartet to the be the perfect musical ensemble and wrote some of their best works for the quartet. Other musical works have been transcribed for he quartet, including orchestral, vocal and even pop and jazz pieces. A few examples are given below, as illustrations:-  Zaur Fakhradov (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Ernesto Drangosch (1882-1925; age ca. 43); Karl Weigl (1882-1949; age 67); Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971; age 88); Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973; age 91); Roni Alec Liebenson (1980-still alive 2003; age ca. 23); Mat Martin (1980-still alive 2003; age ca. 23); Matthew Logan (1980-still alive 2003; age ca. 23); Thomas Dempster (1980-still alive 2003; age ca. 23); Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966; age 69); Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937; age 54); Bartolomé Calatuyud (1882-1973; age ca. 91); Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943; age 60); Eddie Mora (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Carlyle Sharpe (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Paolo Tortiglione (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Chris Rupert (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Harald Sæverud (1897-1992; age 94); Pablo Sorozabal (1897-1988; age ca. 91); Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965; age 68); Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986; age 89); Karl Marx (1897-1985; age 87); Alfonso Tenreiro (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Joaquin Turina (1882-1949; age 66); Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953; age 71); Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967; age 84); Ferde Grofé (1882-1972; age 90); Augustin Barie (1883-1915; age ca. 32); Anton Webern (1883-1945; age 61); Simone Stella (1981-still alive 2003; age ca. 22); Roger Julià Satorra (1981-still alive 2003; age ca. 22); Hugh Daigle (1981-still alive 2003; age ca. 22); Wolfgang Zamastil (1981-still alive 2003; age ca. 22); Ross Popoff (1981-still alive 2003; age ca. 22); Yusuf SMS Albasri (1982-still alive 2003; age ca. 21); Samy Moussa (1984-still alive 2003; age ca. 19); Robert Bethea (1986-still alive 2003; age ca. 17); Jordan Charles Witherspoon (1986-still alive 2003; age ca. 17); Nathan Towns (1987-still alive 2003; age ca. 16); Peter Stevens (1987-still alive 2003; age ca. 16); Christopher Shaver (1987-still alive 2003; age ca. 16); Giovanni Sechi (1988-still alive 2003; age ca. 15)

 
 

String Quartets - Quotations.      

An example of what has been written about string quartets. A Quotation:-

The String Quartet may well be called a phenomenon. It is, after all, a self-sufficient instrumental form so satisfactory that it has survived by virtue of its own qualities for a couple of centuries and has a good chance of continuing to do so as long as instruments are played upon by people. Many of the greatest composers have cast their finest ideas in its mold, and many distinguished players have found in it a vehicle for their highest achievement.

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Warwickshire   

Weddings - With one of our String Quartets you can be confident of that your special day will be made even more memorable with music for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast.

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Whatever your corporate event or party is for, our highly versatile String Quartets will have the right music for the occasion.

 
   Here are some examples of the repertoire of our string quartets   

REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES FOR STRING QUARTETS

Charade – Mancini; Days of Wine & Roses – Mancini; Every Time We Say Good-Bye - Cole Porter; Guantanamera; Rondo alla Turca, from Sonata K331 – Mozart; Simple Symphony – Britten; Standchen – Schubert; String Quartet K155 – Mozart; Suite No 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - J S Bach; The Four Seasons – Winter – Vivaldi; The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams; I Love You Samantha - Cole Porter; Just Another Rhumba – Gershwin; La Bamba; Maggie's Theme [from the Thorn Birds] – Mancini; Match of the Day; Traumerei – Schumann; Waltz op 12 – Grieg; Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no.3; Bizet - Carmen Suite; Ponchielh - Dance of the Hours; Ravel – Bolero; Barber - Adagio for Strings; Pie In The Dace Polka [from the Great Race] – Mancini; Roast Beef of Old England [Military]; Singing in the Rain; Somethin's Comin' – Bernstein; Song from "10" [It's Easy to Say] – Mancini; Brahms - Hungarian Dances nos. 5 and 6; Beethoven - Symphony no.1 2nd movt.; Chopin – Valse; Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1; Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; String Boogie - Phil Green; The Inspector Clouseau Theme – Mancini; The Way You Look Tonight; Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger; Anything Goes; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring;