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String Quartets in Manchester

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Select Manchester String Quartets

A small selection of our string quartets across the UK is shown below. To find string quartets in Manchester 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 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:- 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:-

Difficult do you call it, sir? I wish it were impossible. Dr Samuel Johnson (1709—84) Attributed remark on a violinist’s playing

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Manchester

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

The Four Seasons – Spring –Vivaldi; String Quartet Op 77 no 1 - 1st movement –Haydn; Loure - J S Bach; String Quartet K169 –Mozart; Nutcracker Suite – Overture –Tchaikowsky; Let's Do It - Cole Porter; The Folks Who Live on the Hill - Jerome Kern; My Funny Valentine - Richard Rogers; Suite from South Pacific & The King & I - Rogers & Hammerstein; Makin' Whoopee – Donaldson; Ave Maria -Schubert; String Quartet K172 –Mozart; Nutcracker Suite – Trepak – Tchaikowsky; Pavane Faure; Nessun Dorma Puccini; String Quartet K158 –Mozart; O Mio Babino Caro – Puccini; When I Fall In Love; Love Changes Everything - from Aspects of Love; Autumn Leaves; I Know Him So Well - Anderson, Rice, Ulvaeus; Summertime – Gershwin; Polovstian Dance – Borodin; Clair de Lu - Debussy; Humoreske – Dvorak; String Quartet K298 – Mozart; Morning – Grieg; String Quartet K159 – Mozart; Flower Duet from Lakme – Delibes; It Ain't Necessarily So – Gershwin; Beer Barrel Polka; I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' – Gershwin; Theme Song from Molly Maguires – Mancini; When I'm 64 – McCartney; Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Grieg; Moment Musicale Op 94 No 3 – Schubert; Norwegian Dance – Grieg; String Quartet K160 – Mozart; Slavonic Dance – Dvorak; Four Fancies for flute & string trio - Gordon Jacob; Salut d'Amou – Elgar; They Didn't Believe Me;