A list of the music that the Quartet plays

Berlin What’ll I do, Let’s face the music and dance, Top hat white tie and tails, Cheek to cheek, Steppin’ out with my baby, Always, Alexander’s ragtime band Gershwin Love walked in, Somebody loves me, The man I love, Nice work if you can get it, Someone to watch over me, Embraceable you, Lady be good, By Strauss, They can’t take that away from me Kern All the things you are, Smoke gets in your eyes, The folks who live on the hill, I won’t dance, Bill Porter Let's do it, Every time we say goodbye, Anything goes, True love Rodgers My funny valentine, The lady is a tramp, A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

Jazz & Blues Classics

Arlen Blues in the night Brown Sentimental journey Shearing Lullaby of Birdland Suessdorf Moonlight in Vermont Thielemans Bluesette

Ragtime

Joplin Elite syncopations, Pleasant moments, The easy winners, Cleopha, Country Club

Latin American, Tangos & other dances

Abreu Tico-tico bird Francini/Mores Three Argentinian tangos Iradier La paloma McLean Tango, Czardas, Rhumba, Fandango Rodriguez La Cumparsita, La Cucaracha

Lighter pieces

Collins & Leigh Music Hall medley Dent Bring me sunshine, Singing in the rain Denza Funiculi, Funicula Di Capua O sole mio Donaldson Makin' Whoopee

Show Songs

Bernstein West side story - Maria, Tonight, One hand one heart, Somewhere On the town - New York New York Lloyd Webber Phantom of the opera - Theme, All I ask of you & Music of the night  Rodgers The King & I - Shall we dance Oklahoma - Out of my dreams Showboat - Bill Schonberg Les miserables - I dreamed a dream

Film and TV Music

Aznavour/Kretzmer Notting Hill - She Baerwald Moulin Rouge - Come what may Corelli Master and Commander - Adagio Hess Ladies in lavender - Theme Horner Titanic - My heart will go on, Braveheart - For the love of a princess Jarre Dr. Zhivago - Lara’s theme (Somewhere my love) Karas Harry Lime - Theme Morricone The mission - Gabriel’s oboe, Cinema Paradiso - Theme Norman James Bond - Theme Piaf La vie en rose Reid Armageddon - A moment like this Rota The Godfather - Love theme Wilson Fawlty Towers - Theme Wet Wet Wet Four weddings and a funeral - Love is all around Williams Star wars - Theme Zimmer Gladiator - Themes

Popular arrangements

Abba I do, I have a dream, Fernando, Thank you for the music, Money, money, money Aerosmith I don’t want to miss a thing Beatles Michelle, Yesterday, Hey Jude, When I’m 64, All you need is love Broom The rose Elton John Your song Elvis Presley Can’t help falling in love with you Otis Redding These arms of mine Stevie Wonder I just called to say I love you

Special Occasions

Blake The Snowman suite Berlin White Christmas Franklin Anniversary Waltz Arr. Thorp Christmas medley Various Music Hall medley, Christmas medley, Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Christmas carols

Classical Music

Popular Baroque Pieces

Albinoni Oboe concerto Bach Brandenburg concerti 1, 3 & 5, Air on a G string, Sheep may safely graze, Jesu joy of man’s desiring, Be you beside me, Sleepers awake, Minuet & Badinerie, Double violin concerto Boyce Symphonies 1 and 4 Charpentier Prelude & Dance Clarke Trumpet voluntary Corelli Adagio from Christmas concerto Handel The arrival of the Queen of Sheba, The water music, Music for the royal fireworks Loeillet Sonata in D minor Lully Dances Pachelbel Canon Purcell Rondeau, music from Abdelazar, Trumpet tune, Suite from Fairy Queen Telemann Quartet Vivaldi Selections from the Four Seasons, Concerto in D minor, Gloria

Classical Favourites

Beethoven Ode to Joy Boccherini Minuet Haydn Serenade Mozart Divertimenti, Eine kleine nachtmusik, Ave verum, Wedding march from Figaro Schubert Standchen, Ave Maria

Romantic Selection

Albeniz Tango Anon. Greensleeves Brahms Theme from St Anthony variations Chopin Valse in D flat Debussy The girl with the flaxen hair Delibes Flower duet Dvorak Humoresque Elgar Idylle, Chanson de matin, Chanson de nuit Fauré Pavane, Berceuse from Dolly Suite Ireland Minuet Kreisler Liebeslied, Liebesfreud Liadov, Glazunov, & Kopylov Polkas Mendelssohn Wedding march Shostakovich Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2 Strauss Voices of Spring, Vienna polka, Roses from the South Vaughan Williams Dives and Lazarus theme Wagner Bridal chorus

Operatic Selection

In addition: If you require a piece of music which is not found on our current list, please ask us. We are experienced at tracing music and if necessary we can arrange music for string quartet that was originally written for other instruments. Please request this service well in advance of your event to allow us the time to find and arrange the music. An additional charge of £30 is made for this service.

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