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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Difficult do you call it, sir? I wish it were impossible. Dr Samuel Johnson (1709—84) Attributed remark on a violinist’s playing " 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. Alexander Tikhonovitch Gretchaninov (1864-1956; age 91); Gustav Uwe Jenner (1865-1920; age ca. 55); Auguste De Boeck (1865-1937; age 72); Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936; age 70); Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1984; age ca. 78); Bertus van Lier (1906-1972; age 65); Fernando Lopes Graça (1906-1994; age 87); Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756; age ca. 95); Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712; age ca. 49); Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998; age 63); Marian Borkowski (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Joseph (Joep) Willem Frederik Straesser (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Erich Schmid (1907-2000; age 93); Henk Badings (1907-1987; age 80); Jean Sibelius (1865-1957; age 91); Paul Dukas (1865-1935; age 69); Albéric Magnard (1865-1914; age 49); Carl Nielsen (1865-1931; age 66); Paul Lincke (1866-1946; age 79); Vassil Kazandjiev (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Vinko Globokar (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663-1745; age 82); Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716; age 52); Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697; age ca. 32); Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (1866-1901; age 34); Ottokar Eugen Novacek (1866-1900; age 33); Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994; age ca. 87); Wolfgang Fortner (1907-1987; age 79); Willem van Otterloo (1907-1978; age ca. 71); Sandor Veress (1907-1992; age 85); Jean Langlais (1907-1991; age 84); Johann-Heinrich Buttstett (1666-1727; age 61); Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752; age ca. 85); Antonio Lotti (1667-1740; age ca. 73); John Eccles (1668-1735; age ca. 67); Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-still alive 2003; age ca. 69); Francesco Cilea (1866-1950; age 84); Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni (1866-1924; age 58); Erik Satie (1866-1925; age 59); Enrique Granados y Campina (1867-1916; age 48); Amy Marcy Beach (1867-1944; age 77); Wilhelm Olof Peterson-Berger (1867-1942; age 75); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Surrey wedding music repertoire] [About Surrey] [About music in Surrey] [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] |