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Quotations about the String Quartet

Much has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:-

"  The trombone and side-drums in the chamber music of Stravinsky will do well enough in a very smart house-party where all the conversation is carried on in an esoteric family slang and the guests are expected to enjoy booby-traps. Donald Francis Tovev (1875—1940) "

Arrangers and composers through the ages

Many 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.

Hugo Distler (1908-1942; age 34); Giya Kancheli (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Arvo Pärt (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Kurt Schwertsik (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Khayam Mirza-Zade (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Bojidar Dimov (1935-2003; age ca. 68); Robin Orr (1909-still alive 2003; age ca. 94); Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969; age 59); Elie Siegmeister (1909-1991; age 82); Georgi Aleksandrovich Mushel (1909-1989; age ca. 80); Franz Lehár (1870-1948; age 78); Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894; age 24); Cornelis Dopper (1870-1939; age 69); Johann (Jan) Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745; age 66); John Ernest Galliard (1680-1749; age ca. 69); Emanuele d'Astorga (1680-1757; age ca. 77); Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1680-1730; age 49); Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767; age 86); Louis Vierne (1870-1937; age 66); Vilhelm Eugene Stenhammar (1871-1927; age 56); Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942; age 70); Adolphe Biarent (1871-1916; age ca. 45); Jean Berger (1909-2002; age ca. 93); John Raynor (1909-1970; age 60); Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996; age 86); Francesco Bartolommeo Conti (1681-1732; age 51); Johann Mattheson (1681-1764; age 82); Jo van den Booren (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Peter Schat (1935-2003; age 67); Peter Schickele (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Ennio Porrino (1910-1959; age 49); Bernhard Heiden (1910-2000; age 89); Oreste Ravanello (1871-1938; age ca. 67); Henry Kimball Hadley (1871-1937; age 65); Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko (1872-1956; age 83); Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958; age 85); Lorenzo Perosi (1872-1956; age 83); Roque De Pedro (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Derek Strahan (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738; age ca. 56); Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764; age ca. 81); Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729; age 46);

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