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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  Chamber music is at once one of the most enjoyable and the most dignified of literatures. The musical amateur often makes it his hobby and considers it the mainspring of his musical existence . . . The professional musician turns to it for relaxation and for a kind of pleasure that no other field offers. Homer Ulrich (1906— Chamber Music 1948) "

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.

Lee Gannon (1960-1996; age ca. 36); Stefan Hakenberg (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Aldo Brizzi (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Daron Hagen (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Joseph Jongen (1873-1953; age 79); Claude Champagne (1891-1965; age 74); Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman (1892-1971; age 79); Arthur Honegger (1892-1955; age 63); Leo Ornstein (1892-2002; age 109); Arthur Vincent Lourié (1892-1966; age 74); Déodat de Séverac (1873-1921; age 47); Reinhold Moritzovich Glière (1874-1956; age 81); Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman (1874-1953; age 78); Oscar Nedbal (1874-1930; age ca. 56); Olallo Morales (1874-1957; age ca. 83); Gustav Holst (1874-1934; age 59); Michael Torke (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988; age 96); Rudolf Mengelberg (1892-1959; age 67); Brian P. Gillett (1972-still alive 2003; age ca. 31); Dan Coleman (1972-still alive 2003; age ca. 31); Andrea Mitternight (1972-still alive 2003; age ca. 31); Petri Kuljuntausta (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Marc-Andre Dalbavie (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Mark R. (Richard Bush) Taylor (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Mike Edgerton (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Charles Ives (1874-1954; age 79); Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951; age 76); Francesco Paolo Neglia (1874-1932; age ca. 58); Johann Hasler (1972-still alive 2003; age ca. 31); Miguel Andrade Gomes (1972-still alive 2003; age ca. 31); Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983; age 91); László Lajtha (1892-1963; age 70); Darius Milhaud (1892-1974; age 81); Josef Suk (1874-1935; age ca. 61); Paul Pierné (1874-1952; age 77); Franz Schmidt (1874-1939; age 64); Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947; age 72); Erik Oña (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Peter Zagar (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Johan S. Riphagen (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981; age 88);

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