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String Quartets in  Newcastle Upon Tyne   

A selection of string quartets in   Newcastle Upon Tyne  on our live music website

Select   Newcastle Upon Tyne  String Quartets

Here are some our string quartets in different parts of the UK. To find string quartets in   Newcastle Upon Tyne  select your county from the drop down box. The best quartets are in demand and will not travel large distances.

 
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- Interested in 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 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:-  Francesco Cilea (1866-1950; age 84); Stéphane Roy (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Shigeru Kan-no (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Vladimír Franz (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Ronald Caltabiano (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Ernst Toch (1887-1964; age 76); Hall (Francis) Johnson (1887-1970; age 82); Walter Rummel (1887-1953; age 65); Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967; age 79); Hugo Kauder (1888-1972; age 84); Erkki Sven Tüür (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Monrad Johansen (1888-1974; age 85);

 
 

What has been said about String Quartets.      

Much has been written about string quartets and their instruments. Here are some quotations:-

There’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle. Samuel Butler (1835—1902) The Will of All Flesh, 1903

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Newcastle Upon Tyne   

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 - Our highly versatile String Quartets play for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal concerts to hospitality and banquets

 
   Here are some examples of the repertoire of our string quartets   

TYPICAL REPERTOIRE FOR STRING QUARTETS

Scott Joplin - Roseleaf Rag; Cheek to Cheek; I Don't Know How To Love Him; Blue Moon; Mozart - Three Divertimenti ; Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze ; Handel - Hornpipe from the Water Music; Bizet - Habanera from Carmen; Mendelssohn - Wedding March; Boccherini - Minuet ; Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture; With One Look; Gershwin - Let's Call the whole Thing Off; I Dreamed a Dream; Love Changes Everything; Close Every Door (from 'Joseph'); Purcell - Chacony in G minor; Sullivan - The Mikado; Borodin - First Polovtsian Dance; Capua - O Sole Mio; Elgar - Salut d'Amour ; Debussy - Clair de Lune; Mozart - Voi Che Sapette from The Marriage of Figaro; On The Street Where You Live; Summertime; To Life (from 'Fiddler on the Roof); Fawlty Towers; Tango Por Una Cabeza – Gardel; Delibes - Flower Duet from Lakmé; Ravel – Bolero; Purcell - Two Rondeaux from Abdelazar and the Fairy Queen; Saint-Saens - The Swan from Carnival of the Animals; Dvorak - Humoresque ; Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro; Molly on the Shore; El Relicario – Padilla; Spanish Dance; Brazilian Fiddler; Pasadena; Jealousy Tango; The Muppet Show Theme; Gershwin - Summertime