Survey - Quartets & Quintets |
Key to instrument format: -
| oct | octave guitar in E(mi) |
| alt | alto guitar in B(ti) - (5th above tenor) |
| rqt | requinto in A(la) - (4th above tenor) |
| treble | treble - as requinto in pitch but larger in scale and using 'terz' strings |
| gtr | standard tenor guitar in E(mi) |
| bassB | bass guitar in B(ti) - (Niibori - 4th below tenor) |
| BassA | bass guitar in A(la) - (5th below tenor) |
| bass | standard bass guitar in E(mi) - 1 octave below the tenor |
| contrabass | same pitch as bass - scored in treble clef |
| e-gtr | electric guitar |
| e-bass | electric bass |
Quartets
Americas
- Alexandria Guitar Quartet - U.S.A. (2 gtr, 1 (7)-string, 1 rqto, 1 bass)
- Del Alma Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Aurora Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Austin Bella Corda -USA (4 gtr)
- Bluegrass Guitar Ensemble - USA (4 gtr)
- Brazilian Guitar Quartet - Brazil (4 gtr)
- Brouwer Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- California State University Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Canadian Guitar Quartet - Hull, QC, Canada (??)
- Cedar and Spruce Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr - some steel and/or banjo)
- Chilean Guitar Quartet - Chile (4 gtr)
- Cuarteto Contemporaneo de guitarras - El Salvador (4 gtr)
- Cuarteto Mijares - Cuba (2 rqt, 2 gtr as well as small percussion
(claves cubanas, maracas, cencerro))
- Cuarteto Rosario - Argentina (4 gtr)
- Cuarteto "Xallapan" - México (4 gtr)
- E.L.M.A. Guitar Quartet - Puerto Rico (2 rqt,1 gtr,1 bass )
- Festival of Four - USA (Spain, Chile,Czech) (2 gtr, flute,mandoline)
- Georgia Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr )
- Grand Rapids Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- "Jos Reyna" Guitar Quartet - Venezuela. (4 gtr)
- Minneapolis Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Mississippi Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- MTSU Guitar Quartet USA (4 gtr)
- New York Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- New West Guitar Quartet - USA (4 e-gtr)
- Oregon Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet - Brasil (4 gtr)
- Ringwood Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr, sometimes with violin and cello)
- San Antonio Guitar Quartet - San Antonio, Texas, EEUU (4 gtr)
- San Francisco Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Santa Fe Guitar Quartet - Argentina (3 gtr, contrabass)
- Southeastern Guitar Ensemble (Louisiana University) - USA (4 gtr)
- Tantalus Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
- Tule - México (1 bass, 1 gtr, 1 drums. 1 voice)
- Ensemble de Guitarras de la UANL - México (4 gtr)
- El Cuareteto - Las Guitarras de Uruguay - Uruguay (4 gtr)
- The Vancouver Guitar Quartet - Canada (4 gtr)
- 1 East Guitar Quartet - USA - (4 gtr)
- Yorktown High School Guitar Quartet - EEUU (4 gtr)
Asia
- Four Angels - China (4 gtr)
- Hong Kong Guitar Quartet - Hong Kong, China (4 gtr)
- Guitar Ensemble from the Hong Kong Academy for performing Arts- Hong Kong (gtrquartets)
- Kasilag Guitar Quartet - Philippines (4 gtr)
- Niibori Guitar Ladies Quartet - Japan (4 gtr)
- Seoul Guitar Quartet - South Korea (4 gtr)
- Tokyo Guitar Quartet - Japan (4 gtr)
Australasia
- Guitar Trek (Canberra Institute of the Arts) - Australia (1 rqt, 2 gtr, 1 bass)
- Melbourne Guitar Quartet - Australia (oct, treble, gtr, bassA, bass)
- Northern Territory University Guitar Quartet - Australia (4 gtr)
- Saffire Guitar Quartet - Australia (3 gtr, 8-string gtr)
- University of Western Australia Guitar Quartet - Australia (4 gtr)
- Western Australia Conservatorium Classic Guitar Quartet - Australia (4 gtr)
Europe
- Aleph GuitarrenQuartett - Germany (4 gtr)
- Amsterdam Guitar Quartet - Holland(4 gtr)
- Cuarteto Apasionado - Germany (4gtr)
- Aquarelle Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
- Aragon Guitar Quartet - England (4 gtr)
- Baltic Guitar Quartet - Lithuania (4 gtr)
- Barcelona-4-Guitars - Spain (4 gtr)
- Barrios Guitar Quartet- Germany (4 gtr)
- Camerata Tedesco - Spain - (4 gtr)
- Quartetto Chitarristico - Italy(4 gtr)
- Consonance - Russia (4 gtr)
- Corona Guitar Quartet - Denmark (4 gtr)
- Emerald Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
- Encuentro - Holland (4 gtr)
- Entrequatre - Spain (4 gtr)
- English Guitar Quartet - UK (treble, 2 gtr, bass)
- Ensemble XXI - Spain (10 + gtr, with several orchestral instruments eg violins, cellos, clarinet, flutes, trumpets etc)
- Cuarteto de Guitarras Entrequatre - Asturias, Spain (4 gtr)
- Eon Guitar Quartet - Italy (4 gtr)
- Eos Guitar Quartet - Switzerland (4 gtr)
- Epika Guitar Quartet - Bulgaria (4 gtr)
- Frangiskos Leontaritis Guitar Quartett - Greece (4 gtr)
- Guitars A Quattro - Switzerland (3 gtr, bass / 4 gtr)
- Guitart - Italy (4 gtr)
- Guitar4mation - Austria (4 gtr)
- The Hague Guitar Quartet - Holland (4 gtr)
- Naildance Quartet - Holland (4 gtr)
- Quartetto Nexus - Italy(4 gtr)
- Nordic Guitar Quartet - Denmark (4 gtr)
- Opera Nova - Italy (4 gtr)
- Prague Quartet - Czech Republic (4 gtr)
- Romeros Guitar Quartet - Spain (4 gtr)
- Salzburger Guitarrenquartett - Austria (4 gtr)
- Quartetto Santorsola - Italy (alt, 2 gtr, 1 8-string gtr)
- Scottish Guitar Quartet - Scotland (4 gtr)
- Segovia Guitar Quartet - The Netherlands(4 gtr)
- Spanish Art Guitar Quartet - Germany (4 gtr)
- Tanagra Guitar Quartet - France (4 gtr)
- Cuarteto Terpsicore - Spain (4 gtr)
- Tetra Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
- Quartetto Torres - Italy (4 gtr)
- Die Vielsaitigen - Austria (4 gtr)
- York Guitar Quartet - UK (rqt,2 gtr, bass)
- Zagreb Guitar Quartet - Croatia (4 gtr)
Quintets
Américas
- Washington Guitar Quintet USA (5 gtr)
- Limprock - Chile (2 gtr, 1 bass, vocalist, drums)
Asia
- Hong Kong Guitar Quintet - Hong Kong, China (5 gtr)
Australasia
- Guitar Trek - Australia (Canberra Institute of the Arts) (1rqt, 2 gtr, 1 bassB, 1 contrabass)
Europe
- Guitarissima - Germany (oct, 3 gtr, bass)