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Sound Clips
Monarch Strings
Violin: Randy Garacci and Carol Kersten, Viola: Jean Rochelle, Cello: Roz Thorp-Clauson
- From Quartet No. 41, Op. 76 No. 2, Haydn, II. Andante, o piu tosto Allegretto and IV. Finale, Vivace assai
- Exsultate Jubilate, Mozart, Alleluja
- Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen, Michael Praetorius, Arr. Matthew Naughtin Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming
Viola: Jean Rochelle
…and some fiddle tunes!
Repertoire List
1. BAROQUE/CLASSICAL (for additional selections, see weddings)
Bach: “Air” from Suite No. 3; Minuet in G (Anna Magdalena); Arioso from Cantata No. 156; Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G; Cantata No. 140 (“Wachet Auf”); Sinfonia; Chorale Prelude: “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier”; Chorale Prelude: “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”; “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”; Largo from the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor; Violin Concerto in E major: First Movement
Gemiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12, “La Folia”
Handel: Chaconne in G; Violin Sonata No. 4 in D major; Largo from Sonata for Strings in E-flat Major “Al Santo Sepulcro”, RV 130; Andante from Concerto in F major for Three Violins, RV 551; Andante molto from Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 152; Overture and Aria “Lascia ch’io panga” from Rinaldo
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11; “The Four Seasons”: “Summer”, “Fall”, “Winter”, “Spring”; Concerto for Strings in G major “Alla rustica”, RV 151
2. ROMANTIC / MODERN
Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances (complete)
Beethoven: Adagio Cantabile from the “Pathetique” Sonata
Bizet: Entr’acte to Act III of “Carmen”; Entr’acte to Act IV of “Carmen”; “Flower Song” from “Carmen”; “Habañera” from “Carmen”
Brahms: Hungarian Dances: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 21
Copeland: Hoe-down from “Rodeo”
Debussy: Clair de lune; The Girl with the Flaxen Hair; Golliwog’s Cake-walk
Dvorák: Largo from the “New World” Symphony
Gershwin: Prelude No. 2
Grieg: “Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt Suite
Herbert: “Gypsy Life”
Keler: Son of the Puzta, Op. 134, No. 2
Kreisler: Allegretto (after Boccherini); The Old Refrain; Tambourin Chinois
Lehar: “Vilia” from “The Merry Widow”
Massenet: Meditation from “Thais”
Monti: “Csárdás”
Naughtin: “Simple Gifts” Fugue
Puccini: “Che Gelida Manina” from “La Bohéme”; “Nessun Dorma” from “Turandot”; “O mio babbino caro” from “Gianni Schicchi”
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: 18th Variation; Vocalise
Ravel: Menuet from “Le Tombeau de Couperin”; Pavane pour une infante defunte
Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza
J. Strauss, Jr.: Czardas from “Die Fledermaus”
Satie: 3 Gymnopédies
Shostakovich: Romance
Traditional: Golden Earrings; Moldovanke
Wieniawski: Romance (from Violin Concerto No. 2)
3. WALTZES
Chopin: Waltzes: Op. 18, Op. 64, #1 & Op. 64, #2
Dvorák: Waltz from Symphony No. 8 in G
Ivanovici: “Danube Waves” (“Anniversary Waltz”)
Kreisler: Liebesfreud; Liebesleid; “Midnight Bells” Waltz; Schön Rosmarin; Caprice Viennois
Lehar: “Merry Widow” Waltzes
Puccini: Musetta’s Waltz from “La Boheme”
Rachmaninoff: Waltz
Stolz: Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time
J. Struass, Jr.: “Blue Danube” Waltzes; “Die Fledermaus” Waltzes; Tales from the Vienna Woods; “Wiener Blut” Waltzes
R. Strauss: Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier
4. BROADWAY, POPS & LATIN
“As Time Goes By” (Hupfeld); Bachianas Brazileiras No. 5 (Villa-Lobos); “Begin the Beguine” (Porter); Birthday Variations (Naughtin); “Chicago” (Fisher); “Dance Like Crooked Antoine” (Gonçalves); Danzas Argentinas No. 2 (Ginastera); “Do It Again” (Gershwin); “Embraceable You” (Gershwin); “Galway Rambler” Medley (Eight traditional Irish dance tunes); “I Got Rhythm” Variations (Gershwin/Naughtin); “Jalousie” Tango (Gade); “La Bamba” (Traditional); “Lamento Quichua” (Gianneo); Loony Tunes Fugue (Naughtin); “Noites Cariocas” (Bandolim); “Por Una Cabeza” (Gardel); “Someone to Watch Over Me” (Gershwin); Tango in D (Albeniz); “The Moon Reflects My Heart” (Chinese love song);
Andaluza (Granados); “La Cumparsita” Tango (Rodriguez); “Retintín” Tango (Arolas); “Tico–Tico” Chôro Sapéca (Abreu); “El Choclo” Tango (Villoldo); El Esquinazo” Tango (Villoldo); El Fandango del Candil (Granados)
5. CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Bell Carol/In Dulci Jubilo (“Good Christian Men Rejoice”) (Traditional); “Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella” (Traditional); “Carol of the Drum” (Traditional Czech); “Carol of the Bells” (Ukranian Carol) (Leontovych); Greensleeves (“What Child Is This”) (Traditional); “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” (Praetorius); “O Holy Night” (Adam); “Silent Night, Holy Night” (Gruber); “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (Traditional);
A Christmas Feast: Five ancient carols for strings: includes: “Ding Dong! Merrily on High,” “Verbum Caro Factum Est,” “Gaudete,” “Carol of the Bagpipers,” and “Coventry Carol.”
Heaven and Nature Sing (Christmas Medley I): includes “Joy to the World,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” and “Away in a Manger.”
We Come A-Caroling (Christmas Medley II includes: “Shepherds Leave Your Sheep,” “Come, O Come Emmanuel and “Here We Come A-Caroling”
Carols for Christmas Eve (Christmas Medley III) includes: “The Coventry Carol,” “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” and “Listen, Lordlings, Unto Me”
A Christmas Wassail (Christmas Medley IV) includes: “Adeste Fideles,” “Away in a Manger” and “The Glouchester Wassail.”
Christmas Angels (Christmas Medley V) includes: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel” and “Deck the Hall.”
Sing We Now of Christmas (Christmas Medley VI) includes: “Sing We Now of Christmas,” “Fum, Fum, Fum!” and “Il Est Né, le Divin Enfant”
6. RAGTIME CLASSICS
Donald Ashwander: Friday Night Rag
George Gershwin/Will Donaldson: Rialto Ripples
Robert Hampton: Cataract Rag
Scott Joplin: “Bethena” Concert Waltz; The Cascades; Elite Syncopations; Stoptime Rag; Sunflower Slow Drag
Joseph F. Lamb: Ragtime Nightingale; Top Liner Rag; The Alaskan Rag
Max Morath: The Golden Hours
Matthew Naughtin: Birthday Rag
Paul Pratt: Hot-House Rag
James Scott: Calliope Rag
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