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String Quartets in Leyland

A selection of string quartets in Leyland on our this web site of quartets and other music groups

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

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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:- Hans Rott (1858-1884; age 25); Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924; age 65); Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931; age 72); Adrian Williams (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Margriet Verbeek (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944; age 60); Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920; age 35); Floro Manuel Ugarte (1884-1975; age 90); Thorsten Wollmann (1966-still alive 2003; age ca. 37); Stephen Lias (1966-still alive 2003; age ca. 37); Michael Glenn Williams (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); David Lang (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Jeffery Cotton (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Frank van der Stucken (1858-1929; age 70);

Quotations about String Quartets.

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

Chamber music is at once one of the most enjoyable and the most dignified of literatures. The musical amateur often makes it his hobby and considers it the mainspring of his musical existence . . . The professional musician turns to it for relaxation and for a kind of pleasure that no other field offers. Homer Ulrich (1906— Chamber Music 1948)

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Leyland

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 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

And I love Her – McCartney; Moon River – Mancini; The Thorn Birds Theme – Mancini; Here There & Everywhere – McCartney; Chanson de Matin – Elgar; Minuet from Sonata Op 49 – Boccherini; 3 Quartets for flute, violin, viola, cello – Playel; Adagio Cantabile from Sonata Op 1 – Beethoven; Adagio in C K356 – Mozart; String Quartet K157 – Mozart; Andante from oboe concerto – Haydn; Maria from West Side Story – Bernstein; Girl – McCartney; She Loves You – McCartney; I Will – McCartney; Here Comes the Sun – McCartney; Ave Maris – Gounod; Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffmann; Capriol Suite – Warlock; String Quartet K168 – Mozart; Greensleeves; I know that My Redeemer Liveth; String Quartet K170 – Mozart; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Sherwin; Baby Elephant Walk – Mancini; Charade – Mancini; Days of Wine & Roses – Mancini; Every Time We Say Good-Bye - Cole Porter; Jesu' Joy - J S Bach; Kinderszenen p 15 – Schumann; La Date Dominum – Mozart; String Quartet K156 – Mozart; Largo from the New World Symphony – Dvorak; String Quartet K171 – Mozart; Minuet from Sonata Op 49 – Beethoven; Guantanamera; I Love You Samantha - Cole Porter; Just Another Rhumba – Gershwin; La Bamba; Maggie's Theme [from the Thorn Birds] – Mancini; Nimrod – Elgar; String Quartet K525 – Mozart;