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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 Devil rides upon a fiddlestick. (Prince Henry) William Shakespeare (1564—1616) Hen ~‘JVPt I, 1596, Act II, Sc IV "

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.

Clément Janequin (1485-1558; age ca. 73); Livio Baldissera (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Howard Skempton (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Huub Kerstens (1947-1999; age 51); Johann Peter Pixis (1788-1874; age ca. 86); Franco Donatoni (1927-2000; age 73); Pierre Henry (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Walter Hartley (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Pierre Mercure (1927-1966; age 38); Augusto Rattembach (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Pierre Sandrin (1490-1561; age ca. 71); Adriaan Willaert (1490-1562; age ca. 72); Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831; age 41); Friedrich Ernst Fesca (1789-1826; age 37); Carl Czerny (1791-1857; age 66); Jan Vaclav (Hugo) Vorisek|Worzischek (1791-1825; age 34); Padre Davide da Bergamo Felice Moretti (1791-1863; age 72); John Taverner (1490-1545; age ca. 55); Ludwig Senfl (1490-1543; age ca. 53); Nicolaas Gombert (1490-1556; age ca. 66); Miguel de Fuenllana (1500-1579; age ca. 79); Luis Milán (1500-1561; age ca. 61); Robert Helps (1928-2001; age 73); Morley Calvert (1928-1991; age ca. 63); Ferdinand Hérold (1791-1833; age 41); Carlo Domeniconi (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Ruud Top (1948-still alive 2003; age ca. 55); Colin Bayliss (1948-still alive 2003; age ca. 55); Heinz Chur (1948-still alive 2003; age ca. 55); Samuel Adler (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Virtú Maragno (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Carl (Karl) Boehm|Bohm (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Cristóbal de Morales (1500-1553; age ca. 53); Thomas Tallis (1505-1585; age ca. 80); Diego Ortiz (1510-1570; age ca. 60); Juan Vázquez (1510-1560; age ca. 50); Albert Alan Owen (1948-still alive 2003; age ca. 55); Franz Xaver Mozart (1791-1844; age 53); Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864; age 72); Moritz Hauptmann (1792-1868; age 75); Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868; age 76);

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