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String Quartets in  Stevenage   

Find string quartets available in   Stevenage  on this music web site

Select   Stevenage  String Quartets

Here are some our string quartets in different parts of the UK. To find string quartets in   Stevenage  select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our string quartets that perform in your part of the country.

 
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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 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:-  Hanspeter Kyburz (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Jody Nagel (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Fabio Cifariello Ciardi (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Osvaldo Golijov (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Ramona Luengen (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Andres Isasi y Linares (1890-1940; age ca. 50); Frank Martin (1890-1974; age 84); Jacob van Domselaer (1890-1960; age ca. 70); Luís Freitas Branco (1890-1955; age 65);

 
 

What has been said about String Quartets.      

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

When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. Richard Steele (1672—1729) In the Tatter, 1 April 1712

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Stevenage   

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 - 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