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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  before it can attempt to interpret musical style, a quartet must master the essential style of its own form. It faces a set of problems distinct from either solo or orchestral problems. Quartet playing means four individuals who must make a unified whole yet remain individuals. The soloist is a whole in himself, and in the orchestra individuality is lost in numbers that are held together by the personality of the conductor. "

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.

Karol Rathaus (1895-1954; age 59); Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985; age ca. 90); Johann Nepomuk David (1895-1977; age 82); Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895-1968; age 72); Alex Shapiro (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914; age 36); Emiel Hullebroeck (1878-1965; age 87); Constantino Gaito (1878-1945; age ca. 67); Selim Palmgren (1878-1951; age 73); André Caplet (1878-1925; age 46); Joaquín Nin y Castellanos (1878-1949; age 71); Ian Vine (1974-still alive 2003; age ca. 29); Marie-Angélique Bueler (1975-still alive 2003; age ca. 28); Peter Gilbert (1975-still alive 2003; age ca. 28); Greg Robbin (1975-still alive 2003; age ca. 28); Philip Rothman (1976-still alive 2003; age ca. 27); Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957; age 78); André van Haren (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Graham Fitkin (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Nick Peros (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Matthias Maute (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941; age 62); Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962; age 67); William Grant Still (1895-1978; age 83); Henriëtte Bosmans (1895-1952; age 56); Juan José Castro (1895-1968; age 73); Carl Orff (1895-1982; age 86); John Ireland (1879-1962; age 82); Rhené-Bâton (1879-1940; age 61); Alma Schindler|Mahler (1879-1964; age 85); Peter van Anrooy (1879-1954; age 75); Herbert Hamilton Harty (1879-1941; age 61); Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936; age 56); John Reager (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Paul Hindemith (1895-1963; age 68); Gordon Jacob (1895-1984; age 88); Brian P. Herrington (1976-still alive 2003; age ca. 27); John F. Kaefer (1976-still alive 2003; age ca. 27); John Pitts (1976-still alive 2003; age ca. 27); Steve Markowitz (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Lansing McLoskey (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39);

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