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String Quartets in Harpenden

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Some examples of our string quartets across the UK are shown below. To find string quartets in Harpenden select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our string quartets who are within a reasonable distance of your venue.

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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:- Georges Migot (1891-1976; age 84); Czeslaw Marek (1891-1985; age 93); Carlo Forlivesi (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); gal (Gál, Bernhard) (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); William Maxwell (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Reine Jönsson (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Guy Cuyvers (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Henry Kimball Hadley (1871-1937; age 65); Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko (1872-1956; age 83); Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958; age 85); Lorenzo Perosi (1872-1956; age 83); Maciej Zoltowski (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Marcel Chyrzynski (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32);

Quotations about String Quartets.

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

before it can attempt to interpret musical style, a quartet must master the essential style of its own form. It faces a set of problems distinct from either solo or orchestral problems. Quartet playing means four individuals who must make a unified whole yet remain individuals. The soloist is a whole in himself, and in the orchestra individuality is lost in numbers that are held together by the personality of the conductor.

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Harpenden

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

Song from "10" [It's Easy to Say] – Mancini; String Boogie - Phil Green; The Inspector Clouseau Theme – Mancini; The Way You Look Tonight; Nimrod – Elgar; String Quartet K525 – Mozart; Nutcracker Suite - Arabic Dance – Tchaikowsky; Pizicato Ploka - J Strauss; Presto from Ein Musikalischer Spass K522 – Mozart; Quartets for flute, violin, viola, cello – Haydn; Rondo alla Turca, from Sonata K331 – Mozart; Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger; Anything Goes; Dark Eyes - Trad.; Getting Sentimental Over You; Hello Dolly; 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; Traumerei – Schumann; It Had To Be You; Match of the Day; Cabaret; Let Me Try Again; Gershwin - I Got Rhythm; Waltz op 12 – Grieg; Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no.3; Bizet - Carmen Suite; Ponchielh - Dance of the Hours; Ravel – Bolero; Barber - Adagio for Strings; Brahms - Hungarian Dances nos. 5 and 6; Misty; Spread a Little Happiness; As Time Goes By; When I Fall in Love; Stardust; Beethoven - Symphony no.1 2nd movt.; Chopin – Valse;