Repertoire

Music regularly performed by the Quartet at functions.

Baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary repertoire of the Carlysle String Quartet, Melbourne, Australia.The following list of pieces is a representative sample of the kind of music capable of being performed at your function by the Carlysle String Quartet.

If you have something specific in mind, we are able to prepare and perform requests. Alternatively, we are happy to prepare a programme to suit the occasion. For suggestions for wedding ceremony repertoire, scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Baroque quartet repertoire

Bach - Arie
Bach - Ave Maria
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach - Sarabande (From First French Suite)
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach - Suite in D Major (Four Pieces)
Corelli - Christmas Concerto
Corelli - Suite in F Major, Prelude and Allemande
Handel - Air, from Water Music Suite
Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - Fireworks Suite
Handel - Largo
Henry - Chacony in G minor
Pachelbel - Kanon
Purcell - Chaconne
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Vivaldi - Alla Rustica
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

Classical quartet repertoire

Boccherini - Minuet
Mozart - Quartet in Eb
Mozart - Quartet in Bb
Mozart - Quartet in D
Mozart - Minuet
Mozart - Symphony No. 40, Movt 1
Haydn - Andantino Grazioso
Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
Mozart - Divertimento in D
Mozart - Divertimento in F
Mozart - Serenade: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart - Quartet in D, K156
Mozart - Quartet in C, K157
Haydn - Quartet in G, Op. 77
Rossini - String Sonata No. 1

Romantic quartet repertoire

Albeniz - Tango
Bizet - Carmen
Borodine - Nocturne
Borodin - Polovtsian Dances from Price Igor
Debussy - Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
Dvorak - Humoresque
Dvorak - Slavonioc Dance No. 8
Elgar - Salut D'Amour
Elgar - String Serenade
Franck - Panis Angelicus
Glazounow - Interludium in Modo Antico
Grieg - Holberg Suite
Grieg - Studenternes Serenade
Holst - St Paul's Suite
Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
Massenet - Meditation
Mendelssohn - Sehnsuchtig
Mendelssohn - Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Schubert - Ave Maria
Schubert - Moment Musical
Schubert - Serenade
Schumann - Traumerei
Strauss - Blue Danube Waltses
Strauss - Die Fledermaus
Strauss - Fledermaus Waltses
Sullivan - Three Little Maids From School
Verdi - Andantino
Wagner - Wedding Chorus

Jazz, pop and miscellaneous repertoire

Barber - Sure on This Shining Night
Bernstien - Tonight (From Westside Story)
Blue Moon
Brahms - Waltz
Captain and Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
Chopin - Waltz
Desmond - Take Five
Gabrielle's Oboe
Gershwin - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Gershwin - I Got Rhythm
Gershwin - Someone to Watch Over Me
Gershwin - Fascinating Rhythm
Gershwin - Embraceable You
Gershwin - The Man I Love
Gershwin - 'S Wonderful
Gershwin - Summertime
Gliere - Hesitation Waltz
Grainger - Molly on the Shore
Grainger - Shepherd's Hey
Arr. Grainger - Danny Boy
Hart - Blue Moon
Henry Mancini - Moon River
John Williams - Theme from E.T.
John Williams - Theme from Schindler's List
Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
Lehar - The "Merry Widow" Waltz
Lennon - Imagine
Lennon/McCartney - Let It Be
Moon River
Pochon - Irish Reel
Rodriguez - La Cumparsita
Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Strayhorn - Take the A Train
Take Five
Tchaikovsky - The "Sleeping Beauty" Waltz
Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers
Teddy Bear's Picnic
The Prayer
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Traditional - Greensleeves
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Waldteufel - Estudiantina
When I'm Sixty-Four

Christmas melodies

Panis Angelicus
O Holy Night
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Silent Night
We Three Kings
White Christmas
Away In A Manger
Carol of the Bells
Deck The Halls
The First Noel
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Music for weddings

These are pieces that have proved popular and appropriate in the past. Naturally, you may choose any music from our list to be played at your wedding:

Bridal Entrance

Handel - Air, from Water Music Suite
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Pachelbel - Kanon in D
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Mendelssohn - Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Wagner - Wedding Chorus

Signing of the Register

Bach - Ave Maria
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Handel - Largo
Vivaldi - Largo from The Four Seasons, Winter
Massenet - Meditation
Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
Elgar - Salut D'Amour
Schubert - Ave Maria
Franck - Panis Angelicus
Handel - Siciliana, from Fireworks Suite

Bride and Groom's Exit

Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - Fireworks Suite
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Vivaldi - Spring, from The Four Seasons
Mendelssohn - Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream)