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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Most string quartets have a basement and an attic, and the lift is not " Arrangers and composers through the agesMany 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. Georges Migot (1891-1976; age 84); Czeslaw Marek (1891-1985; age 93); Carlo Forlivesi (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); gal (Gál, Bernhard) (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); William Maxwell (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Reine Jönsson (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Guy Cuyvers (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Henry Kimball Hadley (1871-1937; age 65); Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko (1872-1956; age 83); Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958; age 85); Lorenzo Perosi (1872-1956; age 83); Maciej Zoltowski (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Marcel Chyrzynski (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Lior Navok (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Marinus de Jong (1891-1984; age 92); Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982; age 91); Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960; age 88); Arthur Farwell (1872-1952; age 79); Eyvind Alnćs (1872-1932; age 60); Harold Colin Cowherd (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Marc Anthony Turnage (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Detlev Glanert (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Kevin Oldham (1960-1993; age 32); Athos Palma (1891-1951; age ca. 60); Max Drischner (1891-1971; age ca. 80); Tomaso Gardella (1891-ca. 1961; age ca. 70); Arthur Bliss (1891-1975; age 83); Ricardo Castillo (1891-1966; age 74); Karlheinz Essl (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Alexander Skriabin|Scriabin (1872-1915; age 43); Paul Juon (1872-1940; age 68); Charles (Paul Florimond) Quef (1873-1931; age 57); Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873-1943; age 69); Max Reger (1873-1916; age 43); Jean (Jules Aimable) Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954; age 81); Anton Steinecker (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Jury Everhartz (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Seth Boustead (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Ramunas Yaras (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Pčter Köszeghy (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918; age 45); Paul Minotto (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Greater London wedding music repertoire] [About Greater London] [About music in Greater London] [About Wedding Venues] [About Wedding Ceremonies registrars, ministers and music] [About other kinds of music such as jazz or folk] [Frequently Asked Questions FAQs] [Ensembles1] [Ensembles2] [Ensembles3] [Ensembles4] [Links] [Home Page] |