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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  Is it not strange that sheeps’ guts should hale souls out of men’s bodies? (Benedict) William Shakespeare (1564—1616) Much Ado About Nothing, 1598, Act 11, Sc ill "

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.

Johann Georg Heinrich Back(h)ofen (1768-1839; age ca. 71); Wilfried Westerlinck (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Ron Hannah (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Judith Lang Zaimont (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); John Rutter (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909; age 48); Hugo Wolf (1860-1903; age 42); Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956; age 95); Victor Ewald (1860-1935; age 74); Maurice Emmanuel (1861-1938; age 77); Clarence Barlow (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827; age 56); Johann Christoph Heinrich Rinck (1770-1846; age 76); Anton Reicha (1770-1836; age 66); Johann Baptiste Cramer (1771-1858; age 87); Ferdinando Paer (1771-1839; age ca. 68); (Jacques) Pierre (Joseph) Rode (1774-1830; age 56); Koen Dejonghe (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Jacob Vejslev (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Steve Matchett (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Dun Tan (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Eduardo Camenietzki (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Gasparo Luigi Spontini (1774-1851; age 76); Sy Brandon (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Terje Bjørklund (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Kyriakos Sfetsas (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Boudewijn Buckinx (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Dorothy Buchanan (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Václav Jan Tomásek (1774-1850; age ca. 76); Edward MacDowell (1861-1908; age 46); Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906; age 44); Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935; age 74); Georgi Lvovitch Catoire (1861-1926; age 65); Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925; age 63); Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774-1842; age 68); François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834; age 58); Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838; age 62); João Domingos Bomtempo (1775-1842; age 66); Catterino Cavos (1775-1840; age 64); Blas Parera (1777-1840; age ca. 63); Janice G. Augustus (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); S Gastolidini (1861-1939; age ca. 78);

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