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String Quartets in  Suffolk   

Find string quartets available in   Suffolk  on our live music website

Select   Suffolk  String Quartets

A small selection of our string quartets across the UK is shown below. To find string quartets in   Suffolk  select your county from the drop down box to view 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:-  Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909; age 57); Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883; age ca. 30); André-Charles Messager (1853-1929; age 75); George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931; age 76); Michael Repoulis (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Joseph Marx (1882-1964; age 82); Haydn Wood (1882-1959; age 76); Jurgen De Pillecyn (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Kevin Franz Josef Harris (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38); Ian Crutchley (1965-still alive 2003; age ca. 38);

 
 

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  Suffolk   

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;