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String Quartets in Hitchin

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Below are just some of our string quartets across the UK. To find string quartets in Hitchin select your county from the drop down box. This will take you to all of our string quartets that play in your area.

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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);

Quotations about String Quartets.

Literature has many quotatios about string quartets and their instruments. Here are some quotations:-

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 Hitchin

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 String Quartets have extensive repertoires enabling them to play appropriate music 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

EXAMPLES OF THE STRING QUARTETS REPERTOIRE

Scott Joplin - The Entertainer ; Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin; Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin's New Rag - Scott Joplin; Nutcracker Suite – Overture –Tchaikowsky; Ave Maria -Schubert; String Quartet K172 –Mozart; Nutcracker Suite – Trepak – Tchaikowsky; Pavane Faure; Nessun Dorma Puccini; String Quartet K158 –Mozart; The Teddy Bears' Picnic - J Bratton; Suite from Oklahoma & The Sound of Music - Rogers & Hammerstein; Pennies from Heaven - A Johnson; Anything Goes - Cole Porter; Let's Do It - Cole Porter; O Mio Babino Caro – Puccini; Polovstian Dance – Borodin; Clair de Lu - Debussy; Humoreske – Dvorak; String Quartet K298 – Mozart; Morning – Grieg; String Quartet K159 – Mozart; 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; When I Fall In Love; Flower Duet from Lakme – Delibes; 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; Love Changes Everything - from Aspects of Love; Autumn Leaves; I Know Him So Well - Anderson, Rice, Ulvaeus; Summertime – Gershwin; It Ain't Necessarily So – Gershwin; Salut d'Amou – Elgar; Chanson de Matin – Elgar;