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String Quartets in  Dumfries & Galloway   

A selection of string quartets in   Dumfries & Galloway  on our national live music database

Select   Dumfries & Galloway  String Quartets

A small selection of our string quartets across the UK is shown below. To find string quartets in   Dumfries & Galloway  select your county from the drop down box to view string quartets that play in your area.

 
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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 purity of quartet style demands the absolute subjection of virtuosity to the music, and while the best technical equipment is not too good for it, the skill of the player will be tested rather by his treatment of a passage in relation to the rest of the parts than by any outstanding brilliance of execution. It is well known that the great violinist is not necessarily a successful quartet player; his individualistic vitality, noble though it be, may disrupt the spirit of ensemble music.

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Dumfries & Galloway   

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

Cabaret; Let Me Try Again; Gershwin - I Got Rhythm; Misty; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; Handel - The arrival of the Queen of Sheba; Massenet – Meditarion; Rossinn - William Tell Overture; Haydn – Serenade; Spread a Little Happiness; As Time Goes By; When I Fall in Love; Stardust; Autumn Leaves; Rossini - Italian Girl in Algiers Overture; Kreisler – Leibeshed; Bach - Air on a G-string ; Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus; Bizet - Menuett from L'Arlesienne; Kreisler - Leibesfreud ; Bizet - Intermezzo and Adagietto; Lara's Theme; Anthem from Chess; Scott Joplin - Roseleaf Rag; Cheek to Cheek; I Don't Know How To Love Him; Mozart - Magic Flute C)verture; Clarke - Prince of Denmark's March; Mozart - 29th Symphony 1 ~ movt.; Debussy - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair; Mozart -3 Divertimenti; Borodin – Nocturne; Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Blue Moon; With One Look; Gershwin - Let's Call the whole Thing Off; I Dreamed a Dream; Love Changes Everything; Gounod - Ave Maria ; Mozart - 10 celebrated Quartets;