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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Entry of the violinists, dancing... Stage direction in a dirertissement by Lullv and Moliere " 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. Donald Francis Tovey (1875-1940; age 64); Jan Mul (1911-1971; age 60); Franz Reizenstein (1911-1968; age ca. 57); Gustaf Allan Pettersson (1911-1980; age 68); Jehan-Ariste Alain (1911-1940; age 29); Bernard Brindel (1912-1997; age 85); Héctor (Ettore) Panizza (1875-1967; age 92); Henry Eccles (1690-1742; age ca. 52); Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770; age 77); Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766; age 74); Leonardo Leo (1694-1744; age 50); Louis-Claude d'Aquin (1694-1772; age 77); Maurice Ravel (1875-1937; age 62); Mikalojus Ciurlionis (1875-1911; age 35); Arturo Luzzatti (1875-1959; age ca. 84); Manuel de Falla (1876-1946; age 69); Carl Ruggles (1876-1971; age 95); Pablo Casals (1876-1973; age ca. 97); Salvador Contreras-Sánchez (1912-1982; age 69); Jan Bach (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Marta Lambertini (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Robert Moran (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Valentin Silvestrov (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Jean Chatillon (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Igor Markevitch (1912-1983; age 70); Tauno Marttinen (1912-still alive 2003; age ca. 91); Rudolf Escher (1912-1980; age 68); John Cage (1912-1992; age 79); William Havergal Brian (1876-1972; age 96); John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951; age 75); Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948; age 72); Pierre Chédeville (1694-1725; age ca. 31); Frantisek Václav Míca (1694-1744; age ca. 50); Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764; age 68); Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750; age ca. 55); Johann Melchior Molter (1696-1765; age 68); Jens Laurson Emborg (1876-1957; age ca. 81); Louis Aubert (1877-1968; age 90); Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz (1877-1952; age 75); Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933; age 55); Agustin Castellon Compos (Sabicus) (1912-1990; age ca. 78); Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970; age ca. 58); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Shropshire wedding music repertoire] [About Shropshire] [About music in Shropshire] [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] |