Music for 4 musicians may include:
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Albinoni |
Adagio in G minor |
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Bach, J.S. |
Air on G |
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Barber |
Adagio |
May have to be abridged due to length |
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Beethoven |
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo from quartet op.135
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May have to be abridged due to length |
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Cavatina from quartet op.130 in Bb |
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Arr. of Adagio from Pathétique piano sonata |
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Borodin |
Notturno from quartet no.2 |
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Brahms |
Romanza from quartet op.51 no.1 in C minor |
May have to be abridged due to length |
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Clapton, Eric/Jennings, Will |
Arr. of Tears in Heaven |
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Dvořák |
Lento from quartet op.96 in F (The American) |
May have to be abridged due to length |
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Elgar |
Nimrod arr. from the Enigma Variations |
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arr. Salut d’Amore |
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arr. Chanson de Matin |
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arr. Chanson de Nuit |
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Fauré |
Sicilienne arr. from Pelleas et Melisande op.80 |
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Haydn
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Quartet op.51 no.2 |
May have to be abridged due to length |
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Quartet op.51 no.4 |
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Quartet op.51 no.5 |
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Quartet op.51 no.7 |
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Quartet op.3 no.6 in A |
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Largo-cantabile e mesto from quartet op.76 no.5 |
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Adagio from quartet op.76 no.4 (The Sunrise) |
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Handel |
arr. Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo |
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John, Elton |
arr. Candle in the wind |
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Lennon/McCartney |
arr. Yesterday |
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Mancini |
arr. Moon River |
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Mozart |
Romance from Serenade in G K525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) |
May have to be abridged due to length |
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Adagio from quartet in Bb K458 (The Hunt) |
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Andante Cantabile from quartet in C K465 (The Dissonance) |
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arr. Ave Verum |
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Pachelbel |
Canon |
3 violins+cello |
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Porter, Cole |
arr. Ev’ry time we say goodbye |
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Puccini |
Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) |
Written for the death of Amadeo di Savoia; May have to be abridged due to length |
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Purcell |
arr. Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas |
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Rachmaninov |
arr. Vocalise |
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Rodgers |
arr. My Funny Valentine |
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Satie |
arr. Gymnopédie no 1 |
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Schubert |
arr. Ständchen/Serenade in D minor |
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Schumann |
arr. Traümerei |
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Weiss/Douglas/Thiele |
arr. What a wonderful world |
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Trad. & popular |
Arrangements for string quartet can be made of almost all pieces of music, including popular and folk songs and melodies from films and musicals. |
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VOCAL QUARTET |
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Bach, J.S. |
Jesu, joy of man’s desiring from cantata 147 |
+organ |
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O Jesus, when I come to die from St John Passion |
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Wie soll ich dich empfangen from Christmas Oratorio |
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Der aber die Herzen forschet from Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (Motet BWV226) |
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Du heilige Brunst from Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (Motet BWV226) |
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Weg mit allen Schättzen verse 4 from Jesu, meine Freude (Motet BWV227) |
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Gute Nacht verse 5 from Jesu, meine Freude (Motet BWV227) |
2 sopranos, alto, tenor |
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Weicht, ihr Trauergeister verse 6 from Jesu, meine Freude (Motet BWV227) |
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Drum schließ ich mich in deine Hände from Komm, Jesu, komm (Motet BWV229) |
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Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Motet BWV230) |
+organ Complete motet |
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chorales from various cantatas |
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Bach-Gounod |
Ave Maria |
+organ |
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Brahms |
Geistliches Lied (Sacred Song) op.30 |
+organ |
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Byrd |
Ave Verum |
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Kyrie from Mass in 4 parts |
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Agnus Dei from Mass in 4 parts |
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Croft |
I am the resurrection and the life from The Burial Service |
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Franck |
Panis Angelicus |
+organ arr. Kenneth Downing |
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Gibbons |
Drop, drop, slow tears |
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Mendelssohn |
Cast thy burden upon the Lord from Elijah |
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Mozart |
Ave Verum Corpus K618 |
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Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de Confessore K339 arr. J.Martin |
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Rutter |
The Lord bless you and keep you |
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God be in my head |
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Stainer |
God so loved the World from The Crucifixion |
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Many hymns are also effective sung alone by the singers as opposed to with the congregation. A selection of popular hymns can be found in the hymn section |
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OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 MUSICIANS |
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Bach, J.S. |
Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen from Christmas Oratorio |
2 sopranos, oboe, cello+organ |
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Mozart |
Adagio from oboe quartet K370 |
Oboe, violin, viola, cello |
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