Het Strijkkwartet
The String Quartet at your wedding: two requested songs for each ceremony!
Het Strijkkwartet|
20 December 2023

Because all bridal couples are different, we use their wishes and request numbers to appear on and with new titles during the ceremony. Once a year we try to put some of them online; you can find it on our YouTube channel HetStrijkkwartet.

Here is an overview of the latest titles that we purchased at the request of bridal couples and birthday parties for whom we played. For example, because it was 'their' song, or because they have such nice memories of it. Or because for them it is about their child.


How do request numbers work?


These are songs or pieces that are chosen for during the ceremony. Which will really be audible at a special moment.

After I hear the titles, I will surf for the hopefully different versions that are for sale. I then email the bridal couple what suitable sheet music I can find online and they give the green light for the purchase. For example, I send a payment request for this.

We prefer to limit the number of request numbers or new pieces to 2 per ceremony and we prefer to purchase them at least three months in advance.



Not all music is playable; If it is too complicated, we are happy to come up with an alternative. A work as grand as a Wagner opera or ballet by Prokofiev cannot be played with a string quartet. And not all styles lend themselves to string quartet playing; think of rap music…

Do you also have request numbers?

We prefer to hear them sooner rather than later so that we can realize them.


We bought this music last year, and I have forgotten at least 10 titles 😉 :

The Blowers daughter Damian Rice

Edelweiss, The Sound of music

Prelude 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, JS Bach

All of the lights, Kanye West

My baby just cares for me, Nina Simone

Shape of you, Ed Sheeran

Bridgerton music; Bad guy, Main theme, Girls like you

Material girl, Madonna, from Bridgerton

Thank you, next, Ariana Grande, from Bridgerton

Wrecking ball, Miley Cyrus, from Bridgerton

Jump, Van Halen

Still Dre, Dr. Dre

Wildest Dreams, Taylor Swift, from Bridgerton

Lemon tree, Fool's Garden

What about us, Pink

Amarillo, Is this the way to Amarillo, Tony Christie

Home, Edward Sharpe and the magnificent zeros

J'Y j'amais aller, from the film Amelie

A little chaos, title music of the film of the same name

Three little birds, Bob Marley

Que sera, sera, Doris Day

Georgia on my mind, Ray Charles

Accidentally in love, Shrek, Counting Crows

Who is the mole, title song, Ugo Farrel

Rocket man, Elton John

Fragile, Sting

Love theme, The Godfather

From Russia with love, James Bond

With a little help from my friends, Beatles

I do I do I do, Abba

Game of thrones, title song

Sousle ciel de Paris, Edith Piaf

Married life, title song Up,

Feather theme, title song Forrest Gump

Take five for string quartet, Paul Desmond

Somebody that I used to know

Fat bottomed girls, Queen

Happy new year, Abba

Beau kind, C. Debussy

Reverie, C. Debussy

Cornfield chase, Interstellar, film music


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On to the next 50 new titles!



Sincerely,

Scarlett Arts, cellist of The String Quartet

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