With the whole wide world of music before you, choosing a playlist for your live string ensemble can be daunting. With our years of experience, we have some insight on what sounds best when covered on strings. Here are 25 of the best songs for string ensemble that always land with any audience. Birds of a Feather for String Quartet – Billie Eilish Billie Eilish’s 2024 hit comes together so well on strings; something about the rhythm, harmonies, and texture elevate an already

As the music librarian, arranger, and cellist of City Six Strings, let me tell you: I’ve seen it all. I get asked almost-daily about what types of music a string quartet can play, and whether this or that song will work for a string ensemble. I’ve been sent YouTube videos of indie singers with 67 views and have been asked to transform them into a string duet; I’ve also been asked to give songs like Rage Against the Machine’s “ Killing in the Name ” the full string quartet tre

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