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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  working. NevilIe Cardus (1889—1975) The Delight_ of Music, 1966 "

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.

Heinrich Finck (1445-1527; age ca. 82); Alexander Agricola (1446-1506; age ca. 60); Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517; age ca. 67); Johannes Carnago (1455-1521; age ca. 66); Jacques Bondon (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Piet Kee (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); John Diercks (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); George Onslow (1784-1853; age 69); Louis Spohr (1784-1859; age 75); Jack Gallagher (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Michael Mauldin (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Paul Patterson (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); John Joubert (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Friedrich Cerha (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Jacob Obrecht (1458-1505; age ca. 47); Paul Hofhaymer (1459-1537; age ca. 78); Francisco della Torre (1460-1504; age ca. 44); Pierre de la Rue (1460-1518; age ca. 58); Antoine Brumel (1460-1515; age ca. 55); Gwyneth V. Walker (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); John Adams (1947-still alive 2003; age ca. 56); Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly (1785-1858; age 73); Thomas Adams (1785-1858; age ca. 73); George Frederic Pinto (1786-1806; age 19); William Cornysh (jr), Cornish, Cornyshe (1465-1523; age ca. 58); Juan del Encina (1468-1529; age ca. 61); Emma Lou Diemer (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Simeon Pironkoff (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Claudio Guidi Drei (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Werner Wagner (1927-2002; age ca. 75); Mathieu Dijker (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee (1786-1868; age 82); Pietro Raimondi (1786-1853; age ca. 67); Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826; age 39); Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (1786-1832; age 45); Nicolai S. Korndorf (1947-2001; age 54); Mathurin Forestier (1470-1540; age ca. 70); Juan Ponce (1480-1521; age ca. 41); Jean Richafort (1480-1547; age ca. 67); Martin Luther (1483-1546; age 62); Robert Carver (1484-1568; age ca. 84); Nicholas Ludford (1485-1557; age ca. 72);

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