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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe and he called for hisbowl, And he called for his fiddlers three. Anonymous Nursery’ rhyme " 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. Jean-Baptiste Lemire (1867-1945; age 77); Georg Kröll (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); William James Matthias (1934-1992; age ca. 58); Ton Bruynèl (1934-1998; age 64); Siegfried Matthus (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); François Couperin (1668-1733; age 64); Martin Scherber (1907-1974; age 66); Gene Gutchë (1907-2000; age 93); Miklos Rozsa (1907-1995; age 88); Karl Höller (1907-1987; age 79); Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993; age 85); Charles Koechlin (1867-1950; age 83); Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano (1867-1948; age 81); Jean Gilles (1668-1705; age 37); Allesandro Marcello (1669-1747; age 77); Louis Marchand (1669-1732; age 63); Antonio Caldara (1670-1736; age ca. 66); Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer (1670-1746; age ca. 76); Jules Mouquet (1867-1946; age ca. 79); Frantisek Drdla (1868-1944; age ca. 76); Sir Granville Bantock (1868-1946; age 78); Scott Joplin (1868-1917; age 48); Vittorio Monti (1868-1922; age 54); Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992; age 83); Enzo Borlenghi (1908-still alive 2003; age ca. 95); Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670-1747; age 76); Harrison Birtwistle (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Fisher Tull (1934-1994; age ca. 60); Mario Davidovsky (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Christian Wolff (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Renzo Rossellini (1908-1982; age ca. 74); Joaquín Nin Culmell (1908-still alive 2003; age ca. 95); Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981; age 72); José Vianna da Motta (1868-1948; age 80); Jan Willem Frans Brandts Buys (1868-1933; age 65); Max von Schillings (1868-1933; age 65); Juventino Rosas (1868-1894; age ca. 26); Jan van Vlijmen (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Gaspard Corette (1671-1733; age ca. 62); Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751; age 79); Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703; age 31); Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672-1749; age 77); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Staffordshire wedding music repertoire] [About Staffordshire] [About music in Staffordshire] [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] |