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Wedding Quartets in  Bedfordshire   

Find wedding quartets who perform in  Bedfordshire  on our this web site of wedding music groups

See our  Bedfordshire  Wedding Quartets

Below are a few of our wedding quartets across the UK. For wedding quartets in   Bedfordshire  choose your county from the drop down box to see the wedding quartets that play in your area.

 
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If you are interested in one of our wedding 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 history - wedding quartets

Some composers have written music specifically for weddings, other have had their compositions become a part of the wedding repertoire. The majority of such works have been arranged for use by wedding quartets. . A few examples are given below, as illustrations:-  Wilhelm Olof Peterson-Berger (1867-1942; age 75); Jean-Baptiste Lemire (1867-1945; age 77); Charles Koechlin (1867-1950; age 83); Steven Finch (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Eric Funk (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Christopher Rouse (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801-1866; age ca. 65); Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851; age 49); Bernhard Molique (1802-1869; age ca. 67); Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802-1870; age 68); Hector Berlioz (1803-1869; age 65); Mehmet Aktug (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44);

 
 

Wedding Quartets - a quotation:  Bedfordshire   

A sample of what has been written about wedding quartets:-

I am quite at your service to play second fiddle in all your laudable enterprises. Alain René Lesage (1668—1747) Gil BIas, 1715—35, trans Malkin, 1809

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Bedfordshire   

Weddings - During the wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast, our Wedding Quartets can set just the right atmosphere for your .

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Our highly versatile Wedding Quartets also play for a wide spectrum of non wedding events, ranging from formal concerts to hospitality and banquets

 
   Here is some typical repertoire of our wedding quartets   

EXAMPLES OF A WEDDING QUARTETS REPERTOIRE

String Quartet K298 – Mozart; Morning – Grieg; String Quartet K159 – Mozart; Flower Duet from Lakme – Delibes; Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Grieg; Roast Beef of Old England [Military]; Singing in the Rain; Somethin's Comin' – Bernstein; Song from "10" [It's Easy to Say] – Mancini; String Boogie - Phil Green; 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; Salut d'Amou – Elgar; Chanson de Matin – Elgar; The Inspector Clouseau Theme – Mancini; The Way You Look Tonight; Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger; Anything Goes; Dark Eyes - Trad.; 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; Ave Maris – Gounod; Getting Sentimental Over You; Hello Dolly; It Had To Be You; Match of the Day; Cabaret; Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffmann; Capriol Suite – Warlock; String Quartet K168 – Mozart; Greensleeves; I know that My Redeemer Liveth; String Quartet K170 – Mozart; Jesu' Joy - J S Bach; Let Me Try Again;