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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  The trombone and side-drums in the chamber music of Stravinsky will do well enough in a very smart house-party where all the conversation is carried on in an esoteric family slang and the guests are expected to enjoy booby-traps. Donald Francis Tovev (1875—1940) "

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.

Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897; age 35); Rand Steiger (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Gheorghi Arnaoudov (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Aris Carastathis (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Thomas Oboe Lee (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Stephen Truelove (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Peter Lieberson (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Peteris Vasks (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Ludwig Berger (1777-1838; age 60); Johann Gottlob Werner (1777-1822; age ca. 45); Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837; age 58); Hans van Eck (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Annette Kruisbrink (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Frederick Delius (1862-1934; age 72); Claude Debussy (1862-1918; age 55); Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941; age 78); Fernando Sor (1778-1839; age 61); Sigismund Neukomm (1778-1858; age 79); Joachim Nikolas Eggert (1779-1813; age ca. 34); Franciszek Lessel (1780-1838; age ca. 58); Wjatseslaw Semyonow (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Ivar Danielsen (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Martin Bresnick (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Alberto Williams (1862-1952; age ca. 90); Edward German (1862-1936; age ca. 74); François Brone (1862-1929; age ca. 67); Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921; age 58); Joe L. Alexander (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Colin Matthews (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Jorge Rapp (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Konradin Kreutzer (1780-1849; age 69); Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781-1861; age ca. 80); Anton Diabelli (1781-1858; age 76); Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829; age 47); Jacques (Féréol) Mazas (1782-1849; age 66); Joe Wiedemann (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); Martín Zalba Ibáñez (1958-still alive 2003; age ca. 45); 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); Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871; age 89); Nicoló Paganini (1782-1840; age 57);

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