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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " The String Quartet may well be called a phenomenon. It is, after all, a self-sufficient instrumental form so satisfactory that it has survived by virtue of its own qualities for a couple of centuries and has a good chance of continuing to do so as long as instruments are played upon by people. Many of the greatest composers have cast their finest ideas in its mold, and many distinguished players have found in it a vehicle for their highest achievement. " 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. Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906; age 44); Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935; age 74); Georgi Lvovitch Catoire (1861-1926; age 65); Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925; age 63); S Gastolidini (1861-1939; age ca. 78); Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000; age ca. 95); Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971; age 66); Petronio Franceschini (1651-1680; age 29); Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-still alive 2003; age ca. 70); Morton Subotnick (1933-still alive 2003; age ca. 70); Maarten Bon (1933-2003; age 70); Horacio López de la Rosa (1933-1986; age ca. 53); Eugène Bozza (1905-1991; age 86); André Jolivet (1905-1974; age 69); Johann Sebastian Brandts Buys (1905-1959; age 53); Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897; age 35); Frederick Delius (1862-1934; age 72); Claude Debussy (1862-1918; age 55); Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941; age 78); Colin Brumby (1933-still alive 2003; age ca. 70); Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713; age 59); Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706; age 52); George Muffat (1653-1704; age 50); Vincent Lübeck (1654-1740; age ca. 86); Alberto Williams (1862-1952; age ca. 90); Edward German (1862-1936; age ca. 74); François Brone (1862-1929; age ca. 67); Ernesto (Esriche) Halffter (1905-1989; age ca. 84); Dag Ivar Wirén (1905-1986; age 80); Luis Meneses Sandi (1905-still alive 2003; age ca. 98); Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963; age 58); Sevaas de Konink (1654-1701; age ca. 47); Marin Marais (1656-1728; age 72); Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714; age 56); R. Murray Schafer (1933-still alive 2003; age ca. 70); William Francis McBeth (1933-still alive 2003; age ca. 70); Paul Creston (1906-1985; age 78); Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921; age 58); Felipe Villanueva (1862-1893; age ca. 31); Arturo Berutti (1862-1938; age ca. 76); Horatio Parker (1863-1919; age 56); Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937; age 73); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Swansea wedding music repertoire] [About Swansea] [About music in Swansea] [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] |