SURVEY - QUARTETS & QUINTETS

• 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

1. Alexandria Guitar Quartet - U.S.A. (2 gtr,  1 (7)-string, 1 rqto, 1 bass)
2. Del Alma Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
3. Aurora Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
4. Austin Bella Corda -USA (4 gtr)
5. Austin Classical Guitar Ensemble - USA (8 gtr)
6. Brazilian Guitar Quartet - Brazil (4 gtr)
7. Brouwer Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
8. California State University Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
9. Canadian Guitar Quartet - Hull, QC, Canada (??)
10. Cedar and Spruce Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr - some steel and/or banjo)
11. Chilean Guitar Quartet - Chile (4 gtr)
12. Cuarteto Contemporaneo de guitarras - El Salvador (4 gtr)
13. Cuarteto Mijares - Cuba (2 rqto, 2 gtr as well as small percussion (claves cubanas, maracas, cencerro))
    10 years experience both national andinternational.
14. Cuarteto Rosario - Argentina (4 gtr)
15. Cuarteto "Xallapan" - México (4 gtr)
16. E.L.M.A. Guitar Quartet - Puerto Rico (2 rqt,1 gtr,1 bass )
17. Festival of Four - USA (Spain, Chile,Czech) (2 gtr, flute,mandoline)
18. Georgia Guitar Quartet - USA.(4 gtr )
19. Grand Rapids Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
20. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
21. "Jos Reyna" Guitar Quartet - Venezuela. (4 gtr)
22. Minneapolis Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
23. Mississippi Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
24. MTSU Guitar Quartet  USA (4 gtr)
25. New York Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
26. New West Guitar Quartet - USA (4 electric gtr)
27. Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet  - Brasil (4 gtr)
28. Ringwood Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr, sometimes with violin and cello)
29. San Antonio Guitar Quartet - San Antonio, Texas, EEUU (4 gtr)
30. San Francisco Guitar Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
31. Santa Fe Guitar Quartet - Argentina (3 gtr, contrabass)
32. Southeastern Guitar Ensemble (Louisiana University) - USA (4 gtr)
33. Tantalus Quartet - USA (4 gtr)
34. Tule - México (1 bass, 1 gtr, 1 drums. 1 voice)
35. Ensemble de Guitarras de la UANL - México (4 gtr)
36. El Cuareteto - Las Guitarras de Uruguay - Uruguay (4 gtr)
37. The Vancouver Guitar Quartet - Canada (4 gtr)
38. 1 East Guitar Quartet - USA - (4 gtr)

Asia

1. Four Angels - China (4 gtr)
2. Hong Kong Guitar Quartet - Hong Kong, China (4 gtr)
3. Guitar Ensemble from the Hong Kong Academy for performing Arts- Hong Kong (gtrquartets)
4. Kasilag Guitar Quartet - Philippines (4 gtr)
5. Niibori Guitar Ladies Quartet  - Japan (4 gtr)
6. Tokyo Guitar Quartet - Japan (4 gtr)

Australasia

1. Guitar Trek (Canberra Institute of the Arts) - Australia (1 rqto, 2 gtr, 1 bass)
2. Melbourne Guitar Quartet - Australia (oct, treb, gtr, bassA, bass)
3. Northern Territory University Guitar Quartet - Australia (4 gtr)
4. Saffire Guitar Quartet - Australia (3 gtr, 8-string gtr)
5. University of Western Australia Guitar Quartet - Australia (4 gtr)
6. Western Australia Conservatorium Classic Guitar Quartet - Australia (4 gtr)

Europe

1. Aleph GuitarrenQuartett - Germany (4 gtr)
2. Amsterdam Guitar Quartet - Holland(4 gtr)
3. Cuarteto Apasionado - Germany (4gtr)
4. Aquarelle Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
5. Aragon Guitar Quartet - England (4 gtr)
6. Baltic Guitar Quartet - Lithuania (4 gtr)
7. Barcelona Guitar Quartet - Spain (4 gtr)
8. Barrios Guitar Quartet- Germany  (4 gtr)
9. Quartetto Chitarristico - Italy(4 gtr)
10. Consonance - Russia (4 gtr)
11. Corona Guitar Quartet - Denmark (4 gtr)
12. Emerald Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
13. Encuentro - Holland (4 gtr)
14. Entrequatre - Spain (4 gtr)
15. English Guitar Quartet - UK (treble, 2 gtr, bass)
16. Ensemble XXI - Spain (10 + gtr, with several orchestral instruments eg violins, cellos, clarinet, flutes, trumpets etc)
17. Cuarteto de Guitarras Entrequatre - Asturias, Spain (4 gtr)
18. Eon Guitar Quartet - Italy (4 gtr)
19. Eos Guitar Quartet - Switzerland (4 gtr)
20. Epika Guitar Quartet - Bulgaria (4 gtr)
21. Frangiskos Leontaritis Guitar Quartett - Greece (4 gtr) - email: gkapantaidakis@yahoo.com
22. Guitars A Quattro - Switzerland (3 gtr , bass / 4 gtr)
23. Guitart - Italy (4 gtr)
24. Guitar4mation - Austria (4 gtr)
25. The Hague Guitar Quartet - Holland (4 gtr)
26. Naildance Quartet - Holland (4 gtr)
27. Quartetto Nexus - Italy(4 gtr)
28. Nordic Guitar Quartet - Denmark (4 gtr)
29. Opera Nova - Italy(4 gtr)
30. Prague Quartet - Czech Republic (4 gtr)
31. Romeros Guitar Quartet - Spain (4 gtr)
32. Salzburger Guitarrenquartett - Austria (4 gtr)
33. Quartetto Santorsola - Italy (alt, 2gtr, 1 8-string gtr)
34. Scottish Guitar Quartet - Scotland (4 gtr)
35. Segovia Guitar Quartet - The Netherlands(4 gtr)
36. Spanish Art Guitar Quartet - Germany (4 gtr)
37. Tanagra Guitar Quartet - France (4 gtr)
38. Tetra Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
39. Quartetto Torres - Italy (4 gtr)
40. Die Vielsaitigen - Austria (4 gtr)
41. York Guitar Quartet - UK (rqt,2 gtr, bass)
42. 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) (1rqto,2 gtr,1 bassB,1 contrabass)

 

Europe

• Camerata tedesca -Spain (5 gtr)
• Guitarissima - Germany (oct, 3gtr, bass)

 

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