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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " That instrument of mixed sex ... this hermaphrodite of theorchestra. Thomas Beecham (1879—1961) A Mingled Chime, 1944 " 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. José Pablo Garcia Moncayo (1912-1958; age 45); Esprit Phillipe Chédeville (1696-1762; age ca. 66); Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763; age 65); Jan Welmers (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Rolf Riehm (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Philip Glass (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Don Gillis (1912-1978; age 65); Francisco Escudero (1912-2002; age 89); Jan Zwart (1877-1937; age 59); Roger Quilter (1877-1953; age 75); Jesús Castillo (1877-1946; age 68); Ernö von Dohnányi (1877-1960; age 82); Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944; age ca. 67); Zbigniew Bargielski (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); David Del Tredici (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764; age 67); Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773; age 76); François Francoeur (1698-1787; age 88); Elisabeth Kuyper (1877-1953; age 75); Alexander Gedike (1877-1957; age 80); Barbara Pentland (1912-2000; age ca. 88); Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002; age 90); Herman Strategier (1912-1988; age 76); Jean Françaix (1912-1997; age 85); Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000; age ca. 88); Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783; age 84); Michel Blavet (1700-1768; age 68); Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775; age ca. 75); François Rébel (1701-1775; age 74); Terrence Patrick Dougherty (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Franz Schreker (1878-1934; age 55); Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914; age 36); Emiel Hullebroeck (1878-1965; age 87); Constantino Gaito (1878-1945; age ca. 67); Selim Palmgren (1878-1951; age 73); André Caplet (1878-1925; age 46); Joaquín Nin y Castellanos (1878-1949; age 71); Gordon Crosse (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Manuel Juarez (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Tormod Sæverud (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); William Bolcom (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702-1771; age ca. 69); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Redditch wedding music repertoire] [About Redditch] [About music in Redditch] [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] |