Tulsa Quartet Library Section V: Light Classics
The Beautiful Music You Didn't Know You Knew
These are the primarily instrumental pieces that you know without even knowing you know them! For instance, what some know as the Diamond Song from the jewelry commercial is really "Palladio." Heard of the Beach Boys? Their Lady Lynda borrows from Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. In a more recent example, Beyonce introduced a new generation to Schubert's Ave Maria. The lasting appeal of classical music makes these selections perfect for any event and any generation.
Below are some of our favorites. Don't see what you're looking for? See Tulsa Quartet's complete music library. Still don't see what you want? We may be able to get it! Contact us with your wish list.
| Titles | Composer |
|---|---|
| Air | Handel |
| Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on the G String) | Bach |
| Air from the Peasant Cantata | Bach |
| Alleluia from “Exsultate, Jubilate” | Mozart |
| Aria | Handel |
| Ave Maria | Schubert |
| Ave Maria | Bach/Gounod |
| Ave Verum | Mozart |
| Badinerie | Bach |
| Baroque Bagatelle, A | Goldsmith |
| Baroque Fugue | Siennicki |
| Bouree | Mozart |
| Bourree | Handel |
| Bourree from Suite No. 3 | Bach |
| Brandenburg Concerto 2 1st mvmt Allegro | J.S. Bach |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | Bach |
| Brandenburg Concerto 4 3rd mvmt Allegro | J.S. Bach |
| Brandenburg Concerto 5 1st mvmt Allegro | J.S. Bach |
| Bridal Chorus | Wagner |
| Can Can | Offenbach |
| Canon | Pachelbel |
| Danse Macabre | Saint-Saens |
| Divertimento I, No. 136 | Mozart |
| Divertimento No. 138 | Mozart |
| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement | Mozart |
| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 4th movement | Mozart |
| Entrance of the Queen of Sheba | Handel |
| Entry of the Gladiators | Fucik |
| Gavotte I & II from Suite No. 3 | Bach |
| Gigue from Suite No. 3 | Bach |
| Hornpipe from “Water Music” | Handel |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King | Grieg |
| Time to Say Goodbye (AKA I Will Go With You or Con te Partito) | Andrea Bocelli |
| Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring | Bach |
| Jupiter | Holst |
| La Vie en Rose | Guglielmi |
| Like Melodies Enchanting | Brahms |
| March, from Marriage of Figaro | Mozart |
| Meditation from “Thais” | Massenet |
| Menuetto | Corelli |
| Minuet from “Orpheus” | Gluck |
| Minuet from the Quartet in D Minor | Haydn |
| Minuet in F | Mozart |
| Nuvole Bianche | Einaudi |
| Palladio (A Diamond is Forever) | Jenkins |
| Panis Angelicus | Franck |
| Passacaile | Handel |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Gershwin |
| Rigaudon | Campra |
| Rondeau from “Premiere Suite” | Mouret |
| Rondo | Haydn |
| Rondo alla Turca, Sonata, K331 | Mozart |
| Sarabande | Handel |
| Sheep May Safely Graze | Bach |
| Sleeping Beauty Waltz | Sleeping Beauty, Tchaikovsky |
| Spring, from the Four Seasons | Vivaldi |
| St. Anthony Chorale | Haydn |
| Swan, The | Saint-Saëns |
| The Rejoicing (La Rejouissance) from the Royal Fireworks Music | Handel |
| Theme from 1st Symphony | Brahms |
| Time to Say Goodbye (AKA I Will Go With You or Con te Partito) | Andrea Bocelli |
| Trumpet Tune | Purcell |
| Trumpet Voluntary | Clark |
| Two German Dances | Mozart |
| Waltz No. 2 from Suite for Variety Orchestra | Shostakovich |
| Wedding March | Mendelssohn |
| Winter (slow movement) from the Four Seasons | Vivaldi |
| See Complete Music Library Alphabetized by Title |