Wedding Album for String Quartet, Book 2: Score & Parts

Elegant and ceremonial, with an underlying sense of joy. These arrangements honor the timelessness of Bach, Handel, and Debussy while keeping the focus on clarity and warmth. Each piece unfolds with enough space for the quartet's voices to breathe without becoming precious or thin.

String quartets preparing wedding repertoire, whether for ceremonies, receptions, or concert programming. The collection works equally well for intermediate quartets seeking familiar pieces and for more advanced ensembles looking for reliable, elegantly arranged standards to add to a wedding music library.

• Balance the first violins carefully in the Debussy and Grieg selections, where lyrical passages are easily overshadowed by full-quartet texture. Trust your second violin, viola, and cello to anchor harmonically without pushing.
• Shape phrasing across the full phrase length rather than stopping at bar lines. Wedding music benefits from legit singing tone and gentle forward momentum, especially in the slower movements.
• Use the score to confirm tutti moments where the arrangement calls for all four voices together. Many of these pieces feature exposed solos; knowing which sections are accompanied and which are not clarifies your rehearsal priorities.

Open a spring concert with one of the Baroque selections, or use the romantic miniatures (Clair de lune, Dedication, I Love Thee) as contrasting interludes between larger ensemble pieces. String quartets regularly perform these pieces for ceremonies and receptions; having a complete, reliable score and parts in one book streamlines preparation and performance.

• Managing dynamic balance across four voices in chamber ensemble texture
• Reading and performing exposed solo passages with secure intonation
• Sustaining consistent phrase shape in slow, lyrical movements
• Adapting articulation and bow control across diverse Baroque, Romantic, and Impressionist styles