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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Fiddle, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse’s tail on the entrails of a cat. Ambrose Bierce (1842—1914?) The Devil ~ Dictionary, 1911 " 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. John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951; age 75); Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948; age 72); Jens Laurson Emborg (1876-1957; age ca. 81); Louis Aubert (1877-1968; age 90); Antonio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896; age 60); Léo Delibes (1836-1891; age 54); Albert Biehl (1836-1899; age ca. 63); Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911; age 74); Charles-Alexis Chauvet (1837-1871; age ca. 34); Georges Bizet (1838-1875; age 36); Max Bruch (1838-1920; age 82); Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz (1877-1952; age 75); Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933; age 55); Jan Zwart (1877-1937; age 59); Mauro Zuccante (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Roman Pieruzek (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Johennes Donjon (1839-ca. 1909; age ca. 70); Modest Mussorgski (1839-1881; age 42); Eduard Frantsovitch Napravnik (1839-1916; age 77); François Clément Théodore Dubois (1837-1924; age 86); Milii Balakirev (1837-1910; age 73); Georges Bizet (1838-1875; age 36); Max Bruch (1838-1920; age 82); Laura Elise Schwendinger (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Alvaro Guevara y Vazquez (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Ludo Geloen (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); Roger Quilter (1877-1953; age 75); Jesús Castillo (1877-1946; age 68); Johennes Donjon (1839-ca. 1909; age ca. 70); Modest Mussorgski (1839-1881; age 42); Eduard Frantsovitch Napravnik (1839-1916; age 77); Hans-Jürgen von Bose (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); James Guthrie (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); John Zorn (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Jim Sande (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Ernö von Dohnányi (1877-1960; age 82); Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944; age ca. 67); Elisabeth Kuyper (1877-1953; age 75); Alexander Gedike (1877-1957; age 80); Franz Schreker (1878-1934; age 55); Derek Hasted (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901; age 62); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Warwick wedding music repertoire] [About Warwick] [About music in Warwick] [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] |