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Quotations about the String Quartet

Much has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:-

"  The String Quartet may well be called a phenomenon. It is, after all, a self-sufficient instrumental form so satisfactory that it has survived by virtue of its own qualities for a couple of centuries and has a good chance of continuing to do so as long as instruments are played upon by people. Many of the greatest composers have cast their finest ideas in its mold, and many distinguished players have found in it a vehicle for their highest achievement. "

Arrangers and composers through the ages

Many composers have written music specifically for the String Quartet, which was considered by many of them to be the ‘most perfect ensemble’. Other musical works have been transcribed for the quartet, including orchestral, vocal, and even pop and jazz band pieces. A few examples are given below, as illustration.

David Dzubay (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Augusta Read Thomas (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Otto Olsson (1879-1964; age 84); Jean Cras (1879-1932; age ca. 53); Natanael Berg (1879-1957; age ca. 78); Louise Thompson (1976-still alive 2003; age ca. 27); Frederik Magle (1977-still alive 2003; age ca. 26); Leo Sowerby (1895-1968; age 73); Marius Monnikendam (1896-1977; age 80); Wladimir Vogel (1896-1984; age ca. 88); Maurice Delage (1879-1961; age 81); Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879-1953; age ca. 74); Frank Bridge (1879-1941; age 61); Cyril Scott (1879-1970; age 91); Roger Arve Vigulf (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Elliott Goldkind (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Jordi Vives i Batlle (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Jean Wiéner (1896-1982; age ca. 86); Jacobo Ficher (1896-1978; age ca. 82); Boleslaw Szabelski (1896-1979; age 82); Boris Vladimirovich Savel'ev (1896-1966; age 69); Daniel Anthony Baca (1977-still alive 2003; age ca. 26); David Arditti (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Peter Wallin (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968; age 87); Healey Willan (1880-1968; age 87); Pascual De Rogatis (1880-1980; age ca. 100); Robert Stolz (1880-1975; age 94); Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880-1951; age 71); Brendan Epstein-Hynes (1977-still alive 2003; age ca. 26); Jason Thomas (1978-still alive 2003; age ca. 25); Miguel del Aguila (1978-still alive 2003; age ca. 25); Evren Genis (1978-still alive 2003; age ca. 25); Roger Huntington Sessions (1896-1985; age 88); William Harold Leigh-Sharpe (1880-ca. 1950; age ca. 70); Ernest Bloch (1880-1959; age 78); Luca Belcastro (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Dominy Clements (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Ian Wilson (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Kevin Mayo (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Gary Nash (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Howard Hanson (1896-1981; age ca. 85);

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