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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " The general principles of playing together, as epitomized in the string quartet, would seem fairly obvious: style, homogeneity, and the happy blending of the individual players’ distinctive qualities. it is naturally more satisfying to listen to a professional group than to four chance artists who play without quartet style, because an interpretation is alive and interesting only when subserved by a highly developed understanding and subtlety of ensemble. " 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. Maurice Ohana (1914-still alive 2003; age ca. 89); Dimitris Dragatakis (1914-still alive 2003; age ca. 89); Jean Louël (1914-still alive 2003; age ca. 89); Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991; age 77); Jan van Gilse (1881-1944; age ca. 63); Nikolai Yakovlevich Miaskovsky (1881-1950; age 69); Sem Dresden (1881-1957; age 76); Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville (1711-1772; age 60); John Stanley (1712-1786; age 74); Sayat Nova (1712-1795; age ca. 83); Friedrich II der Grosse (the Great) (1712-1786; age 74); Domingo Terradellas (1713-1751; age 38); Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948; age 65); Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948; age 65); Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961; age 78); Joseph Marx (1882-1964; age 82); Cor de Groot (1914-1993; age 78); Harold Truscott (1914-1992; age 78); Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987; age ca. 72); Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780; age 66); Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787; age 73); Lee Noble (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); Jan Vriend (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); Gunther Tautenhahn (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); Pierre Wissmer (1915-1992; age ca. 77); Sverre Bergh (1915-1980; age ca. 65); Haydn Wood (1882-1959; age 76); Ernesto Drangosch (1882-1925; age ca. 43); Karl Weigl (1882-1949; age 67); Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971; age 88); Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973; age 91); William Ryden (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); John McCabe (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788; age 74); Nicoló Jommelli (1714-1774; age 59); Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785; age 71); Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937; age 54); Bartolomé Calatuyud (1882-1973; age ca. 91); Guillermo Venegas Lloveras (1915-1993; age 77); Vitezslava Kapralova (1915-1940; age 25); David van de Woestijne (1915-1979; age 64); Carlos Surinach (1915-1997; age ca. 82); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Northern England wedding music repertoire] [About Northern England] [About music in Northern England] [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] |