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Wedding Quartets in  Gloucester   

Wedding quartets in  Gloucester  on this web site of wedding music groups

See our  Gloucester  Wedding Quartets

Some examples of our wedding quartets across the UK are displayed below. To find wedding quartets in   Gloucester  find your county in the drop down box. This will take you to all of our wedding quartets that play in your locality.

 
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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:-  Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951; age 76); Francesco Paolo Neglia (1874-1932; age ca. 58); Josef Suk (1874-1935; age ca. 61); Paul Pierné (1874-1952; age 77); Woldemar Bargiel (1828-1897; age ca. 69); Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907; age 77); Horace Poussard (1829-1898; age 69); Heinrich R. Lichner (1829-1898; age ca. 69); Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894; age 64); Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869; age 40); Luis Diego Herra-Rodriguez (1952-still alive 2003; age ca. 51); Franz Schmidt (1874-1939; age 64); Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947; age 72); Erik Oña (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Peter Zagar (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42);

 
 

A quote for Wedding Quartets.  Gloucester   

Wedding Quartets and similar ensembles have been mentioned in novels and plays. Here are some quotations:-

From this did Paganini comb the fierce; Electric sparks, or to tenuity; Pull forth the inmost wailing of the wire; No cat-gut could swoon out so much of soul! Robert Browning (18 12—89) Red Cotton Night-Cap Country, 1873

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Gloucester   

Weddings - Create the perfect ambience for the wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast with one of our Wedding Quartets.

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Whatever your corporate event or party is for, our highly versatile Wedding Quartets will have the right music for your occasion.

 
   Some examples of the repertoire of our wedding quartets   

WEDDING QUARTETS - TYPICAL REPERTOIRE

Every Time We Say Good-Bye - Cole Porter; Guantanamera; I Love You Samantha - Cole Porter; Just Another Rhumba – Gershwin; 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; La Bamba; Maggie's Theme [from the Thorn Birds] – Mancini; Match of the Day; Pie In The Dace Polka [from the Great Race] – Mancini; Roast Beef of Old England [Military]; 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; Singing in the Rain; Somethin's Comin' – Bernstein; Song from "10" [It's Easy to Say] – Mancini; String Boogie - Phil Green; The Inspector Clouseau Theme – Mancini; 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; The Way You Look Tonight; Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger; Anything Goes; Dark Eyes - Trad.; Getting Sentimental Over You; Kinderszenen p 15 – Schumann; La Date Dominum – Mozart;