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The Arioso Quartet consists of 2 violins, viola and cello. All players have trained at either The Royal Academy of Music in London, or one of the other prestigious Music Colleges.
They have a wide experience of many different areas in the music profession including orchestral work as well as the smaller medium of chamber music.
Arioso can supply music for Civil and Church Weddings, Receptions and Wedding Breakfasts, Parties, Corporate Events, Christenings, Wedding Anniversaries, and Birthday Celebrations.
The quartet has played across the East Midlands in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland.
Arioso can play for the Ceremony, the Drinks Reception, and the Wedding Breakfast.
For the pre-Ceremony music it is usually best to leave the choice to the quartet, so that they can judge the timings, but you may choose a piece if you wish.
You will notice that some pieces are suitable for both the Entrance and the Exit. We suggest the Entrance music is bright, cheerful and lively whilst the piece during the Signing of the Register can be of a quieter nature if desired. Exit music can be lively and longer in length. This is often a good idea so that the piece can be played while all the guests leave the room.
The following is a list of pieces that do work well in Civil Ceremonies. Most of the pieces are popular choices although we have included some more unusual ones for those who would like something slightly different.
Repertoire
Classical Repertoire
Air on a G String-Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Brandenburg No.3-Bach
Canon-Pachelbel
Chanson de Matin-Elgar
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy-Tchaikovsky
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik-Mozart
Flower Duet-Delibes
Fur Elise-Beethoven
Gymnopedie No.1-Satie
Humoresque-Dvorak
Largo from The Seasons-Vivaldi
Meditation from Thais-Massenet
Minuet-Boccherini
Morning from Peer Gynt-Grieg
Nessum Dorma-Puccini
Ode to Joy-Beethoven
Pavane-Faure
Polovtsian Dance, Prince Igor-Borodin
Romance from The Gadfly-Shostakovich
Royal Firework Music-Handel
Salut d'Amour-Elgar
Serenade-Haydn
Sleeping Beauty Waltz-Tchaikovsky
Spring from the Four Seasons-Vivaldi
The Swan-Saint Saens
Trumpet Tune-Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary-Clarke
Water Music-Handel
Wedding March-Mendelssohn
Popular Repertoire
Adiemus
A Foggy Day
As Long as he needs me
Cock Linnet
Don't get around much anymore
Emperor Waltz
Funiculi Funicula
Getting to know you
Greensleeves
Harry Lime Theme from The Third Man
I do like to be beside the seaside
It Don't Mean a Thing
Let's Do it
Londonderry Air
Makin' Whoopee
Memory-Cats
Mexican Hat Dance
My Favourite Things
New York, New York
O Sole mio
Over the Rainbow
Pride and Prejudice theme
Scarborough Fair
Strawberry Fields Forever
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
S'Wonderful
The Beautiful Blue Danube
The Entertainer
The Man I Love-Gershwin
The Sound of Music