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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  The manner of the conveyance of sounds, which is as it were the basis of music, is unintelligible. For what can be more strange, than that the rubbing of a little Hair and Cat-gut together, should make such a mighty alteration in a Man that sits at a distance? Jeremy Collier (1650—1726) 4n Essay ofMus irk, 1702 "

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.

Thomas Simpson (1582-1628; age ca. 46); Veljo Tormis (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Theo Loevendie (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Usko Meriläinen (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Michael Graubart (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Salvador Ranieri (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652; age ca. 70); Julian (Jules) Fontana (1810-1869; age ca. 59); Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849; age 39); Norbert Burgmüller (1810-1836; age 26); Robert Schumann (1810-1856; age 46); Ernst Sachse (1810-1849; age ca. 39); Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625; age ca. 42); Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643; age ca. 60); Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672; age 87); Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630; age 44); Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651; age 65); Francesca Caccini (1587-1640; age ca. 53); Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996; age 65); Alain Pierre Pradel (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Alex Manassen (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Carlos Micháns (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Christopher Bochmann (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Don "Orfeo" Rechtman (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Hans-Martin Linde (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); David Burge (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Dick Raaijmakers (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Hans Kox (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654; age 66); Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666; age ca. 78); J. (Joncker) Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657; age ca. 67); Otto Nicolai (1810-1849; age 38); August Gottfried Ritter (1811-1885; age ca. 74); Félix Le Couppey (1811-1887; age 76); Louis Schindelmeisser (1811-1864; age 52); Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886; age 74); John Jenkins (1592-1678; age ca. 86); Richard Farnaby (1594-ca. 1664; age ca. 70); Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663; age ca. 68); Year 1600; David Amram (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); André Laporte (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72);

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