WHAT SIZE STRING ENSEMBLE SHOULD I HIRE - DUO, TRIO OR QUARTET?

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Choose the largest ensemble you can afford. A string quartet consists of two violins, a viola, and a cello, which roughly corresponds to the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices in a choir. This gives you a fuller sound and best choices of music. Many composers specifically write for four voice parts so dropping a part leaves a hole in the music, both in harmony and melodic line. Most rock ‘n roll tunes need the full sound to complete the rhythm and harmony as well as the melody. A string trio consists of violin, viola and cello. A string duo is a violin and cello. It has the melody and the bass but lacks the inner voices.