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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " The manner of the conveyance of sounds, which is as it were the basis of music, is unintelligible. For what can be more strange, than that the rubbing of a little Hair and Cat-gut together, should make such a mighty alteration in a Man that sits at a distance? Jeremy Collier (1650—1726) 4n Essay ofMus irk, 1702 " 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. Marcelo Koc (1918-still alive 2003; age ca. 85); Cláudio Santoro (1919-1989; age ca. 70); Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959; age 72); Willem Andriessen (1887-1964; age ca. 77); Bernard van Dieren (1887-1936; age 48); Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974; age ca. 87); Heino Eller (1887-1970; age 83); Wayland Rogers (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Vladislav Shoot (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Gaetano Pugnani (1731-1798; age 66); Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809; age ca. 77); Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809; age 77); Rudi Stephan (1887-1915; age 28); Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887-1947; age 60); Gideon Klein (1919-1945; age ca. 26); Lucký Stepán (1919-still alive 2003; age ca. 84); Piet Post (1919-1979; age 60); Rezsõ Sugár (1919-1988; age 68); Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-still alive 2003; age ca. 84); Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795; age 62); François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829; age 95); Johann Ernst Altenburg (1734-1801; age ca. 67); Benjamin Cooke (1734-1793; age ca. 59); Ig Henneman (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Josef Jonsson (1887-1969; age ca. 82); Luis Abraham Delgadillo (1887-1961; age 74); Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955; age ca. 68); Ernst Toch (1887-1964; age 76); Hall (Francis) Johnson (1887-1970; age 82); Walter Rummel (1887-1953; age 65); Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967; age 79); Elizabeth Vercoe (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Richard Wilson (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Konrad Boehmer (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Stephen Albert (1941-1992; age 51); Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809; age 75); Moishei Vainberg (1919-1996; age 76); Lex van Delden (1919-1988; age 68); Karel Berman (1919-still alive 2003; age ca. 84); Arthur St Germaine (1919-still alive 2003; age ca. 84); Juan Orrego-Salas (1919-still alive 2003; age ca. 84); Hugo Kauder (1888-1972; age 84); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Middlesex wedding music repertoire] [About Middlesex] [About music in Middlesex] [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] |