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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " In came a fiddler—and tuned like fifty stomach-aches. Charles Dickens (1812—70) A Christnzas Carol, 1843 " 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. Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925; age 70); Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); José Marín (1618-1699; age ca. 81); Solomon Eccles (1618-1683; age ca. 65); Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677; age ca. 58); Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684; age ca. 65); John Philip Sousa (1854-1932; age 77); Hendrika van Tussenbroek (1854-1935; age 80); Bernard Zweers (1854-1924; age 70); Matthew Hosenpud (1903-1960; age ca. 57); Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (1903-1978; age 74); Percy Whitlock (1903-1946; age 42); Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989; age 86); François Cosset (1620-1682; age ca. 62); Matthew Locke (1622-1677; age ca. 55); Antonio Cesti (1623-1669; age 46); Myriam Marbe (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Nancy Bloomer Deussen (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Flor Peeters (1903-1989; age ca. 86); Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893; age 39); Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921; age 67); Ernest Chausson (1855-1899; age 44); Anatolii Lyadov (1855-1914; age 59); George Edwuard Bonsor Saint Martin (1855-1930; age ca. 75); Julius Röntgen (1855-1932; age 77); Arne Nordheim (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Mauricio Kagel (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Charles Camilleri (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Jan Adams Reinken (1623-1722; age 99); Johann Rudolf Ahle (1625-1673; age 47); Sergey Taneyev (1856-1915; age 58); Yuly Sergueievitch Meytus (1903-1997; age 94); Bernhard Alt (1903-1945; age ca. 42); André Fleury (1903-1995; age ca. 92); Iet Stants (1903-1968; age 65); Berthold Goldschmidt (1903-1996; age 93); Stevan Mokranjac (1856-1914; age 58); Louis Couperin (1626-1661; age ca. 35); Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690; age 63); Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687; age 54); Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632-1692; age 60); Adam Krieger (1634-1666; age 32); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Telford wedding music repertoire] [About Telford] [About music in Telford] [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] |