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Wedding Quartets in  Rutland   

A selection of wedding quartets in  Rutland  on this wedding music web site

See our  Rutland  Wedding Quartets

Here are some our wedding quartets in different parts of the UK. View wedding quartets in   Rutland  select your county from the drop down box. This will show the wedding quartets that local to your area.

 
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Interested in our wedding quartets? Just send an email for a rapid, no obligation quotation. If you'd like to discuss the musical possibilities 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.      

 

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:-  Tristan Keuris (1946-1996; age 50); Bjørn Kruse (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Jean Jacques Lamoureux (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Dimitri Nicolau (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Joseph Turrin (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Arturo Berutti (1862-1938; age ca. 76); Horatio Parker (1863-1919; age 56); Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937; age 73); Ramon Delgado Palacios (1863-1902; age ca. 39); Alexander Siloti (1863-1945; age ca. 82); John Field (1782-1837; age ca. 55); Jacques Bouffil (1783-1868; age ca. 85); Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner (1784-1849; age ca. 65);

 
 

What has been written about Wedding Quartets.  Rutland   

Literature has many references about wedding quartets and their instruments. Here are some examples-

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Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Rutland   

Wedding - With one of our Wedding Quartets you can be sure that your special day will be made even more special with music during the wedding ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast.

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Our talented and adaptable Wedding 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 is some typical repertoire of our wedding quartets   

REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES FOR WEDDING QUARTETS

String Quartet K156 – Mozart; Largo from the New World Symphony – Dvorak; String Quartet K171 – Mozart; Minuet from Sonata Op 49 – Beethoven; Nimrod – Elgar; Hello Dolly; It Had To Be You; Match of the Day; Cabaret; Let Me Try Again; String Quartet K525 – Mozart; Nutcracker Suite - Arabic Dance – Tchaikowsky; Pizicato Ploka - J Strauss; Presto from Ein Musikalischer Spass K522 – Mozart; Quartets for flute, violin, viola, cello – Haydn; Rondo alla Turca, from Sonata K331 – Mozart; Simple Symphony – Britten; Gershwin - I Got Rhythm; Misty; Spread a Little Happiness; As Time Goes By; When I Fall in Love; Standchen – Schubert; String Quartet K155 – Mozart; Suite No 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - J S Bach; The Four Seasons – Winter – Vivaldi; The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams; Traumerei – Schumann; Waltz op 12 – Grieg; Stardust; Autumn Leaves; Lara's Theme; Anthem from Chess; Scott Joplin - Roseleaf Rag; String Quartet K546 – Mozart; Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no.3; Bizet - Carmen Suite; Ponchielh - Dance of the Hours; Ravel – Bolero; Barber - Adagio for Strings; Brahms - Hungarian Dances nos. 5 and 6; Cheek to Cheek;