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Wedding Quartets in  Northwich   

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

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Some examples of our wedding quartets across the UK are displayed below. To find wedding quartets in   Northwich  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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Weddings, wedding quartets and composers

A wedding quartet is really a string quartet whose repertoire is suitable for use at weddings. Many composers have written music specifically for the String Quartet. Some only wrote for the quartet once they had become experienced, considering the string quartet to the be the perfect musical ensemble. A few examples are given below, as illustrations:-  Albert Roussel (1869-1937; age 68); Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958; age ca. 89); Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949; age 80); Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949; age 78); Don "Orfeo" Rechtman (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Otto Nicolai (1810-1849; age 38); August Gottfried Ritter (1811-1885; age ca. 74); Félix Le Couppey (1811-1887; age 76); Louis Schindelmeisser (1811-1864; age 52); Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886; age 74); Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896; age 84); Hanspeter Kyburz (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Jody Nagel (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43);

 
 

A quote for Wedding Quartets.  Northwich   

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

Fiddle, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse’s tail on the entrails of a cat. Ambrose Bierce (1842—1914?) The Devil ~ Dictionary, 1911

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Northwich   

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

 
   Here is some typical 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;