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String Quartets in Chatham

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Some examples of our string quartets across the UK are shown below. To find string quartets in Chatham select your county from the drop down box. This will take you to all of our string quartets that play in your area.

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Composers through history and string quartets

Many composers have written music specifically for the String Quartet, which was considered by many of them to the be the perfect musical ensemble. 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:- Karol Rathaus (1895-1954; age 59); Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985; age ca. 90); Johann Nepomuk David (1895-1977; age 82); Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895-1968; age 72); Alex Shapiro (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914; age 36); Emiel Hullebroeck (1878-1965; age 87); Constantino Gaito (1878-1945; age ca. 67); Selim Palmgren (1878-1951; age 73); André Caplet (1878-1925; age 46); Joaquín Nin y Castellanos (1878-1949; age 71); Ian Vine (1974-still alive 2003; age ca. 29); Marie-Angélique Bueler (1975-still alive 2003; age ca. 28); Peter Gilbert (1975-still alive 2003; age ca. 28);

Quotations about String Quartets.

Literature has many quotatios about string quartets and their instruments. Here are some quotations:-

Think of the forward motion of music as of a river. Tempo, as we shall see, is the current. Each player should feel his voice a tributary stream winding in and out and in again, part of a greater whole. He must enter without beginning and cease without stopping. He should feel as though that whole were emanating from his own mind, only his fingers being limited to his particular instrument.

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Chatham

Weddings - Our String Quartets are experienced setting just the right atmosphere for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast.

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Our String Quartets have extensive repertoires enabling them to play appropriate music for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal concerts to hospitality and banquets

Here is some typical repertoire of our string quartets

EXAMPLES OF THE STRING QUARTETS REPERTOIRE

And I love Her – McCartney; Moon River – Mancini; The Thorn Birds Theme – Mancini; Here There & Everywhere – McCartney; Chanson de Matin – Elgar; Minuet from Sonata Op 49 – Boccherini; 3 Quartets for flute, violin, viola, cello – Playel; Adagio Cantabile from Sonata Op 1 – Beethoven; Adagio in C K356 – Mozart; String Quartet K157 – Mozart; Andante from oboe concerto – Haydn; Maria from West Side Story – Bernstein; Girl – McCartney; She Loves You – McCartney; I Will – McCartney; Here Comes the Sun – McCartney; Ave Maris – Gounod; Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffmann; Capriol Suite – Warlock; String Quartet K168 – Mozart; Greensleeves; I know that My Redeemer Liveth; String Quartet K170 – Mozart; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Sherwin; Baby Elephant Walk – Mancini; Charade – Mancini; Days of Wine & Roses – Mancini; Every Time We Say Good-Bye - Cole Porter; Jesu' Joy - J S Bach; Kinderszenen p 15 – Schumann; La Date Dominum – Mozart; String Quartet K156 – Mozart; Largo from the New World Symphony – Dvorak; String Quartet K171 – Mozart; Minuet from Sonata Op 49 – Beethoven; Guantanamera; I Love You Samantha - Cole Porter; Just Another Rhumba – Gershwin; La Bamba; Maggie's Theme [from the Thorn Birds] – Mancini; Nimrod – Elgar; String Quartet K525 – Mozart;