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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Is it not strange that sheeps’ guts should hale souls out of men’s bodies? (Benedict) William Shakespeare (1564—1616) Much Ado About Nothing, 1598, Act 11, Sc ill " 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. Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952; age 84); Julián Aguirre (1868-1924; age ca. 56); John Blackwood McEwan (1868-1948; age 80); Enrique de Marchena (1908-1988; age ca. 80); Gunnar de Frumerie (1908-1987; age 79); Wouter Paap (1908-1981; age 73); Elliott Carter (1908-still alive 2003; age ca. 95); André-Cardinal Destouches (1672-1749; age ca. 77); Jacques (Jean) Martin Hotteterre (1674-1763; age 88); Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739; age 65); Alan Ridout (1935-1996; age ca. 61); Otto Ketting (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Georgios Kasassoglou (1908-1984; age 75); Abel-Marie Decaux (1869-1943; age ca. 74); Siegfried Wagner (1869-1930; age ca. 61); Julius Conus (1869-1942; age 72); Soghomon Soghomonian|Komitas (1869-1935; age ca. 66); Albert Roussel (1869-1937; age 68); Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958; age ca. 89); Carl Davis (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Conrad Susa (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Gordon Mumma (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707; age ca. 33); Evaristo Dall'Abaco (1675-1742; age 67); Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949; age 80); Miloslav Kabelac (1908-1971; age 62); Eugen Suchon (1908-1993; age 84); Leroy Anderson (1908-1975; age 66); Lars Erik Larsson (1908-1986; age 78); Daniel-Lesur (1908-2002; age 93); Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949; age 78); Louis-Nicolas Clérembault (1676-1749; age 72); Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677-1726; age 49); Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741; age 63); William Croft (1678-1727; age 48); Georg Friedrich Kaufmann (1679-1735; age ca. 56); Joseph Ryelandt (1870-1965; age 95); Alfred Hill (1870-1960; age 89); Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938; age 68); Charles Tournemire (1870-1939; age 69); Florent Schmitt (1870-1958; age 87); Eduardo García Mansilla (1870-1930; age ca. 60); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Southern England wedding music repertoire] [About Southern England] [About music in Southern 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] |