| | CLICK HERE | ... ... | & find Hertfordshire String Quartets | Then select "Classical", "String Quartets", "Hertfordshire" from the drop down boxes. | Hertfordshire musicians Go to our Music Group Selector Page to find and hear music groups in your area |
Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Entry of the violinists, dancing... Stage direction in a dirertissement by Lullv and Moliere " 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. Harald Sćverud (1897-1992; age 94); Pablo Sorozabal (1897-1988; age ca. 91); Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965; age 68); Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986; age 89); Karl Marx (1897-1985; age 87); Edith Borroff (1925-still alive 2003; age ca. 78); Bertold Hummel (1925-2002; age 76); Blas Parera (1777-1840; age ca. 63); Janice G. Augustus (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Thomas Oboe Lee (1945-still alive 2003; age ca. 58); Stephen Truelove (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Peter Lieberson (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Pietro Allori (1925-1985; age ca. 60); Aldo Clementi (1925-still alive 2003; age ca. 78); Enrique Gerardi (1926-still alive 2003; age ca. 77); John Fernström (1897-1961; age ca. 64); Saint Ambrose (339-397; age ca. 58); Year 800; Notker Balbulus (840-912; age ca. 72); Peteris Vasks (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Ludwig Berger (1777-1838; age 60); Johann Gottlob Werner (1777-1822; age ca. 45); Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837; age 58); Fernando Sor (1778-1839; age 61); Odo of Cluny (879-942; age ca. 63); Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179; age ca. 81); Léonin|Leoninus (1135-1201; age ca. 66); Hans Werner Henze (1926-still alive 2003; age ca. 77); Arthur Oldham (1926-2003; age ca. 77); James Brian Bonsor (1926-still alive 2003; age ca. 77); Franco Evangelisti (1926-1980; age ca. 54); Sigismund Neukomm (1778-1858; age 79); Joachim Nikolas Eggert (1779-1813; age ca. 34); Franciszek Lessel (1780-1838; age ca. 58); Wjatseslaw Semyonow (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Ivar Danielsen (1946-still alive 2003; age ca. 57); Seymour Shifrin (1926-1979; age ca. 53); Perotinus (Pérotin) Magnus (1160-1205; age ca. 45); Year 1200; Adam de la Halle (1230-1288; age ca. 58); Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361; age ca. 70); Guillaume de Machaut (1Leopold Mozart (1719-1787; age 67)-1377; age ca. 77); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Hertfordshire wedding music repertoire] [About Hertfordshire] [About music in Hertfordshire] [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] |