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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. Richard Steele (1672—1729) In the Tatter, 1 April 1712 "

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.

François Brone (1862-1929; age ca. 67); Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921; age 58); Joe L. Alexander (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Joe Wiedemann (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Martín Zalba Ibáñez (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957; age 70); Launy Grondahl (1886-1960; age ca. 74); Daniël Ruyneman (1886-1963; age 76); Eric Coates (1886-1957; age 71); Joaquim Galvao (1967-still alive 2003; age ca. 36); Luigi Verdi (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Jean Hasse (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Felipe Villanueva (1862-1893; age ca. 31); Arturo Berutti (1862-1938; age ca. 76); Horatio Parker (1863-1919; age 56); Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937; age 73); Ramon Delgado Palacios (1863-1902; age ca. 39); Daniel Theaker (1967-still alive 2003; age ca. 36); Vincent Ghadimi (1968-still alive 2003; age ca. 35); Marian Budos (1968-still alive 2003; age ca. 35); Miloš Bok (1968-still alive 2003; age ca. 35); Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979; age 93); Alexander Siloti (1863-1945; age ca. 82); Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934; age 70); Rodney Sharman (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Philip Czaplowski (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Mark Kilstofte (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Julia Wolfe (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Nicholas Simpson (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Marcel Dupré (1886-1971; age 85); Heinrich Kaminsky (1886-1946; age 59); Pietro Yon (1886-1943; age 57); Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954; age 68); Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953; age 66); Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945; age 81); Raffaele Calace (1863-1934; age ca. 71); Emánuel Moór (1863-1931; age 68); Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932; age 67); Felix (Henry Albert) Godin|Brown (1864-1925; age ca. 61); Guy Ropartz (1864-1955; age 91); Louis Glass (1864-1936; age ca. 72); Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959; age 72);

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