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String Quartets in Humberside

Find string quartets available in Humberside on our this web site of quartets and other music groups

Select Humberside String Quartets

A small selection of our string quartets across the UK is shown below. To find string quartets in Humberside select your county from the drop down box. This will take you to all of our string quartets that play in your area.

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 throughout history and string quartets

Most composers have written music 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:- Tadeusz Baird (1928-1981; age 53); Sayat Nova (1712-1795; age ca. 83); Friedrich II der Grosse (the Great) (1712-1786; age 74); Alicia Terzian (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Juan José Falcon Sanabria (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Vic Nees (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Jacob Druckman (1928-1996; age 67); Jean-Michel Damase (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Anatolii Lyadov (1855-1914; age 59); George Edwuard Bonsor Saint Martin (1855-1930; age ca. 75);

String Quartets - Quotations.

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

Of instruments of strenges in accord - Herde I so playe a ravyshvng swetnesse - That God, that makere is of all and lord - Ne herde nevere beter, as I gesse. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1340—1400) The Parlement ojFoules, 1369—87

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Humberside

Weddings - Our String Quartets can set just the right atmosphere for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception and 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;