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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " The trombone and side-drums in the chamber music of Stravinsky will do well enough in a very smart house-party where all the conversation is carried on in an esoteric family slang and the guests are expected to enjoy booby-traps. Donald Francis Tovev (1875—1940) " 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. Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942; age 48); Julio Viera (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Federigo Fiorillo (1755-1823; age ca. 68); Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792; age 36); Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (1756-1791; age 35); Ignaz Josef Pleyel (1757-1831; age 74); Paul Ludvig Irgens Jensen (1894-1969; age 74); Hanns Wolf (1894-1968; age 74); Boris Nikolayevich Lyatoshynsky (1894-1968; age 73); Egil Hovland (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Serge Nigg (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Georgi Tutev (1924-1994; age 70); Gerard Schurmann (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841; age 84); Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832; age 73); Franz Krommer (1759-1831; age 71); William Albright (1944-1998; age ca. 54); Karl Jenkins (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Milko Kelemen (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Paul Dessau (1894-1979; age 84); Willem Pijper (1894-1947; age 52); Walter Piston (1894-1976; age 82); Alexander Nicolaas Voormolen (1895-1980; age 85); Karol Rathaus (1895-1954; age 59); Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985; age ca. 90); Paul Lansky (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); Willem Breuker (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); James Dashow (1944-still alive 2003; age ca. 59); François Devienne (1759-1803; age 44); Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842; age 81); Johann Nepomuk David (1895-1977; age 82); Robert Starer (1924-2001; age ca. 77); Stephen Dodgson (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988; age ca. 64); Pompeyo Camps (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Axel Borup-Jorgensen (1924-still alive 2003; age ca. 79); Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895-1968; age 72); Nicolas Rozé (1760-1823; age ca. 63); Jan Ladislav Dusík|Dussek (1760-1812; age 52); Jean-François Le Sueur|Lesueur (1760-1837; age 77); Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760-1802; age 42); Adalbert (Vojtech) Gyrowetz|Jirovec (1763-1850; age 87); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Kidderminster wedding music repertoire] [About Kidderminster] [About music in Kidderminster] [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] |