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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " before it can attempt to interpret musical style, a quartet must master the essential style of its own form. It faces a set of problems distinct from either solo or orchestral problems. Quartet playing means four individuals who must make a unified whole yet remain individuals. The soloist is a whole in himself, and in the orchestra individuality is lost in numbers that are held together by the personality of the conductor. " 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. Adrian Williams (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Margriet Verbeek (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Michael Glenn Williams (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); David Lang (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); William Albright (1944-1998; age ca. 54); Karl Jenkins (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Paul Lansky (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Willem Breuker (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); James Dashow (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); François Devienne (1759-1803; age 44); Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842; age 81); Jeffery Cotton (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Frank van der Stucken (1858-1929; age 70); Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924; age 64); Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935; age 75); Victor Herbert (1859-1924; age ca. 65); Nicolas Rozé (1760-1823; age ca. 63); Jan Ladislav Dusík|Dussek (1760-1812; age 52); Jean-François Le Sueur|Lesueur (1760-1837; age 77); Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760-1802; age 42); Adalbert (Vojtech) Gyrowetz|Jirovec (1763-1850; age 87); John Tavener (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Klaas de Vries (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Ida Georgina Moberg (1859-ca. 1929; age ca. 70); Ignacy Paderewski (1860-1941; age 80); Gustav Mahler (1860-1911; age 50); Richard Strunk (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Huba de Graaff (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); John Hawkins (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Michael Nyman (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Patrick Marcland (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Franz Danzi (1763-1826; age 62); Étienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763-1817; age 54); Anton Eberl (1765-1807; age 41); Samuel Wesley (1766-1837; age 71); Charles Roland Berry (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Rolf Wallin (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Donald Bousted (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek (1860-1945; age 85); William Wallace (1860-1940; age ca. 80); José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830; age ca. 63); Carolus Antonius (Antoine) Fodor (1768-1846; age 77); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Birmingham wedding music repertoire] [About Birmingham] [About music in Birmingham] [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] |