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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " The first requisite for a good ensemble is that each player shall have the sense of the whole. This he can only feel by listening to the others—constantly, whether he knows the music or is reading at sight. With practice, then, he becomes familiar with the other parts and is ready to adjust himself to them or to assert himself so that they can adjust themselves to him, but be can never afford to stop listening. Only by remaining acutely aware of what is being done about him can he be sensitized to the necessary degree " 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. Muzio Clementi (1752-1832; age 80); Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814; age 61); William Duckworth (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Ross Edwards (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Marta Ptaszynska (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944; age 86); Hilda Sehested (1858-1936; age ca. 78); Dame Ethel Mary Smyth (1858-1944; age 86); Mélanie (Mel) Bonis (1858-1937; age 79); Michael Gordon (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Morten Lauridsen (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Jacques Bank (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Dmitri Stepanovich Bortniansky (1752-1825; age ca. 73); Nicola Antonio Zingarelli (1752-1837; age 85); Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac (1753-1809; age 56); Johann Baptist Schenk (1753-1836; age 83); Vicente Martín y Soler (1754-1806; age 51); Nikolaos Giamalis (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Anthony Glise (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Steven Mackey (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Marc Achille Matthys (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Catharina van Rennes (1858-1940; age 82); Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824; age 68); Christian Kalkbrenner (1755-1806; age 50); Jorge Pitari (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Alice Shields (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); HK (Heinz Karl) Gruber (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Udo Zimmermann (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Julio Viera (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Jeno Hubay (1858-1937; age 78); Georges Hüe (1858-1948; age 90); Catharinus Elling (1858-1942; age 83); Hans Rott (1858-1884; age 25); Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924; age 65); Federigo Fiorillo (1755-1823; age ca. 68); Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792; age 36); Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (1756-1791; age 35); Ignaz Josef Pleyel (1757-1831; age 74); Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841; age 84); Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832; age 73); Franz Krommer (1759-1831; age 71); Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931; age 72); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Borehamwood London wedding music repertoire] [About Borehamwood London] [About music in Borehamwood London] [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] |