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

• 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)
• Austin Classical Guitar Ensemble - USA (8 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 rqto, 2 gtr as well as small percussion (claves cubanas, maracas, cencerro))
  10 years experience both national andinternational.
• 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 )
• 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 electric 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 - USA (3 gtr, contrabass)
• 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)

Asia

• Hong Kong Guitar Quartet - Hong Kong, China (4 gtr)
• Guitar Ensemble from the Hong Kong Academy for performing Arts- Hong Kong (gtrquartets)
• Niibori Guitar Ladies Quartet  - Japan (4 gtr)
• Tokyo Guitar Quartet - Japan (4 gtr)

Australasia

• Guitar Trek (Canberra Institute of the Arts) - Australia (1 rqto, 2 gtr, 1 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)
• Aquarelle Guitar Quartet - UK (4 gtr)
• Aragon Guitar Quartet - England (4 gtr)
• Baltic Guitar Quartet - Lithuania (4 gtr)
• Barcelona Guitar Quartet - Spain (4 gtr)
• Barrios Guitar Quartet- Germany  (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)
• Guitars A Quattro - Switzerland (3 gtr , bass / 4 gtr)
• Guitart - Italy (4 gtr)
• Guitar4mation - Austria (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)
• 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)
• 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) (1rqto,2 gtr,1 bassB,1 contrabass)

 

Europe

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

 

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