This question regarding differences between our Exclusive String Trio, Exclusive String Quintet and a Traditional String Quartet is possibly the most asked question we receive, and understandably so! There are many String Quartets who offer their services for weddings – including us!
However, our Exclusive String Trio and Exclusive String Quintet are unique products so it is no wonder that people are less familiar with them.
A Traditional String Quartet has 2 violins, a viola and a cello. This line up creates a tried & tested harmonious sound – perfect for playing classical music. When we say ‘classical’ with regard to weddings, we are generally referring to music by historic composers such as Bach, Mozart, Handel and Elgar.
I recommend our Traditional String Quartet to clients who would mainly like to hear older traditional and classical music at their event.
Our audio string quartet examples are in the pipeline, so here I’m going to refer you to my excellent and wonderful friends at the Carducci String Quartet to demonstrate (link at end of article).
That is not to say that a string quartet cannot play more modern music – of course they can, and we do! However we discovered that by including a double bass in our group we were able to add an extra ‘zing’ to the jazz and pop numbers, predominantly employing the ‘slap-bass’ technique. So for clients looking to include a significant modern/jazz/pop musical element to their day we recommend our Exclusive groups.
