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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Think of the forward motion of music as of a river. Tempo, as we shall see, is the current. Each player should feel his voice a tributary stream winding in and out and in again, part of a greater whole. He must enter without beginning and cease without stopping. He should feel as though that whole were emanating from his own mind, only his fingers being limited to his particular instrument. " 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. Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707; age ca. 33); Karl Ritter (1830-ca. 1900; age ca. 70); Joseph Joachim (1831-1907; age ca. 76); Ludvig Norman (1831-1885; age ca. 54); Paul Agricole Genin (1832-1903; age 71); Rudolf Bibl (1832-1902; age 70); Evaristo Dall'Abaco (1675-1742; age 67); Louis-Nicolas Clérembault (1676-1749; age 72); Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677-1726; age 49); Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741; age 63); William Croft (1678-1727; age 48); Georg Friedrich Kaufmann (1679-1735; age ca. 56); Giya Kancheli (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Paolo Arcà (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); David Warin Solomons (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Johan de Meij (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Selman Ada (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Carlo Crivelli (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Arvo Pärt (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Kurt Schwertsik (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Khayam Mirza-Zade (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Bojidar Dimov (1935-2003; age ca. 68); Johann (Jan) Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745; age 66); John Ernest Galliard (1680-1749; age ca. 69); Emanuele d'Astorga (1680-1757; age ca. 77); Guiseppe Gariboldi (1833-1905; age 72); Clément Loret (1833-1909; age ca. 76); Alexander Borodin (1833-1887; age 53); Alphonse Jean Ernest Mailly (1833-1918; age ca. 85); Johannes Brahms (1833-1897; age 63); Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1680-1730; age 49); Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767; age 86); Francesco Bartolommeo Conti (1681-1732; age 51); Johann Mattheson (1681-1764; age 82); Jo van den Booren (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Peter Schat (1935-2003; age 67); Peter Schickele (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Albert Heinrich Zabel (1834-1910; age ca. 76); Blodek Vilem (1834-1874; age 39); Michael Gees (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); David Leisner (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Peter Lewis (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Cheshunt wedding music repertoire] [About Cheshunt] [About music in Cheshunt] [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] |