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Wedding Quartets in Richmond London

See and hear the wedding quartets in Richmond London on this UK wide website of wedding musicians

See our Richmond London Wedding Quartets

A small selection of our wedding quartets across the UK is shown below. To find wedding quartets in Richmond London choose your county from the drop down box to see the wedding quartets that play in your area.

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Wedding music, composers and 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:- Javier Busto (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Carson Kievman (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Michel Waisvisz (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878; age ca. 70); Henri Cohen (1808-1880; age ca. 72); Annie Gosfield (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Jan Willem Frans Brandts Buys (1868-1933; age 65); Max von Schillings (1868-1933; age 65); Juventino Rosas (1868-1894; age ca. 26); Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952; age 84); Franz Schubert (2) (1808-1878; age ca. 70); Sebastián de Yradier|Iradier (1809-1865; age ca. 56); Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847; age 38);

Wedding Quartets - a quotation: Richmond London

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

Entry of the violinists, dancing... Stage direction in a dirertissement by Lullv and Moliere

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Richmond London

Weddings - Our Wedding Quartets can set just the perfect atmosphere for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast.

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

Quartet for flute, violin, viola, cello K298 – Mozart; Smetana - Dance of the Comedians; Pachelbel's Canon & Gigue [Full version] – Pachelbel; Sullivan - Three Little Maids from School are We; Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite; The Londonderry Air; Country Club - Scott Joplin; Paragon Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin - The Entertainer ; Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin; Verdi - Drinking Song from La Traviata; Vivaldi - The Four Seasons; Wagner - Here Comes the Bride; For He's A Jolly Good Fellow; Nutcracker Suite – March – Tchaikowsky; Flute & String Quartet op 3 no 1 – Haydn; Quartet for flute, violin, viola, cello K285b – Mozart; Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin's New Rag - Scott Joplin; The Teddy Bears' Picnic - J Bratton; Suite from Oklahoma & The Sound of Music - Rogers & Hammerstein; Pennies from Heaven - A Johnson; Air on a G String, Gavotte, Bouree, Gigue -J S Bach; Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's Marh) -J Clarke; Nutcracker Suite - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy –Tchaikowsky; Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo Act 2) -C W von Gluck; Pachelbel's Canon [short version] –Pachelbel; Nutcracker Suite - Waltz of the Flowers –Tchaikowsky; Ave Maria –Schubert –Schubert; Anything Goes - Cole Porter; Let's Do It - Cole Porter; The Folks Who Live on the Hill - Jerome Kern; My Funny Valentine - Richard Rogers; Suite from South Pacific & The King & I - Rogers & Hammerstein; String Quartet K370 –Mozart; String Quartet K285 –Mozart; Hornpipe from the Water Music –Handel; Arrival of the Queen of Sheba –Handel; Air from the Water Music –Handel; Le Rejouissance –Handel; Suite from the Dramatic Music of Henry Purcell –Purcell; Makin' Whoopee – Donaldson;