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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Of his quartet, From My Life :1 A work which in a sense is private, and therefore written for four instruments which should converse together in an intimate circle about the things which so deeply trouble me. Nothing more. Bedrich Smetana (1824—84) Quoted in Cardus, The Delights of.i4usic, 1966 " 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. Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968; age ca. 47); Ivor Gurney (1890-1937; age 47); Jacques-François Ibert (1890-1962; age 71); Andres Isasi y Linares (1890-1940; age ca. 50); Frank Martin (1890-1974; age 84); Jacob van Domselaer (1890-1960; age ca. 70); Luís Freitas Branco (1890-1955; age 65); Ulf Grahn (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Gerhard Wielakker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Brian Ferneyhough (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Johann André (1741-1799; age 58); Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805; age 62); Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959; age 68); Karel Husa (1921-still alive 2003; age ca. 82); Norbert Moret (1921-1998; age 76); Stanislaw Michal Wislocki (1921-1998; age 76); Jorge Oscar Pickenhayn (1921-2002; age 81); Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992; age 71); Gonzalo Roig (1890-ca. 1960; age ca. 70); Carl Stamitz (1745-1801; age 56); Giuseppe Giordani (1745-1798; age 52); Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799; age 53); Gearg Druschetzky (1745-1819; age ca. 74); Johann Baptist Krumpholz (1745-1790; age 44); Hans Gál (1890-1987; age 97); María de Baratta (1890-1978; age 88); Rodolphe Mathieu (1890-1962; age 71); Alexis Roland-Manuel (1891-1966; age 74); Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953; age 61); Georges Migot (1891-1976; age 84); Andrew Imbrie (1921-still alive 2003; age ca. 82); Bill (G.W.) Hopkins (1943-1981; age 37); Michèle Reverdy (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Maestro Ilaiyaraaja (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Gavin Bryars (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Anthony Iannaccone (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Malcolm Arnold (1921-still alive 2003; age ca. 82); Dimitri Fampas (1921-1996; age 74); Margaret Buechner (1922-1998; age ca. 76); Harry Freedman (1922-still alive 2003; age ca. 81); Czeslaw Marek (1891-1985; age 93); Marinus de Jong (1891-1984; age 92); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Lichfield wedding music repertoire] [About Lichfield] [About music in Lichfield] [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] |