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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Despite Mozart’s gifts as a pianist, his favourite instrument was theviola—appropriately enough, for it lies at the heart of the string quartet. Alec Hyatt King (1911— Mozart Chamber Music, 1968 " 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. William Webster-Garman (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Joel-Francois Durand (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900; age ca. 56); Eugène Gigout (1844-1925; age 81); Jacques Duphly (1715-1789; age ca. 74); Jan Václav (Johann) Stamic (1717-1757; age 39); Mathias Georg Monn|Man (1717-1750; age 33); Jonathan Harvey (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); John Cheetham (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Tom Johnson (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); George R. Belden (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924; age 79); Valentina Semyonova Serova-Bergman (1846-1924; age ca. 78); Marie Jaëll (1846-1925; age 78); Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917; age 70); Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907; age 59); Daan Manneke (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Leopold Mozart (1719-1787; age 67); Johan Nicolaas Lentz (1720-1782; age ca. 62); Johann Schobert (1720-1767; age ca. 47); Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799; age 78); Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-1783; age 62); Jiři Antonin Benda (1722-1795; age 73); Andrew Violette (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Robert Greenberg (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Judith Weir (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Jonathan Berger (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Timothy Kucij (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Pietro Nardini (1722-1793; age 71); Leo Brouwer (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Louis Andriessen (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Roger Tessier (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Ketil Hvoslef (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787; age 63); Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935; age 87); Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905; age ca. 58); Robert Fuchs (1847-1927; age 80); Johannes Haarklou (1847-1925; age 78); Fritz Seitz (1848-1918; age ca. 70); Anna Amalia von Preußen (1723-1787; age 63); François-André Philidor (1725-1795; age 69); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Cambridge wedding music repertoire] [About Cambridge] [About music in Cambridge] [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] |