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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Most string quartets have a basement and an attic, and the lift is not " 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. Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905; age ca. 58); Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652; age ca. 70); Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625; age ca. 42); Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643; age ca. 60); Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672; age 87); Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630; age 44); Robert Fuchs (1847-1927; age 80); Johannes Haarklou (1847-1925; age 78); Fritz Seitz (1848-1918; age ca. 70); Robert Planquette (1848-1903; age 54); Colin McPhee (1901-1964; age 62); Juan Carlos Paz (1901-1972; age 71); Ernst Pepping (1901-1981; age 79); Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651; age 65); Francesca Caccini (1587-1640; age ca. 53); Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996; age 65); Hans-Martin Linde (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); David Burge (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999; age 97); Albert Henneberg (1901-still alive 2003; age ca. 102); Henri Duparc (1848-1933; age 85); Theodorus Hendricus Hubertus Verhey (1848-1929; age 80); Otto Malling (1848-1915; age ca. 67); Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918; age 70); Richard Eilenberg (1848-1927; age ca. 79); Dick Raaijmakers (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Hans Kox (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654; age 66); Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666; age ca. 78); J. (Joncker) Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657; age ca. 67); Francisco Hargreaves (1849-1900; age ca. 51); Ole Olsen (1850-1927; age 77); César Geoffray (1901-1972; age 71); Marcel Poot (1901-1988; age 87); Henri Tomasi (1901-1971; age 69); Gerald Finzi (1901-1956; age 55); Ruth Crawford|Seeger (1901-1953; age 52); John Jenkins (1592-1678; age ca. 86); Richard Farnaby (1594-ca. 1664; age ca. 70); Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663; age ca. 68); Year 1600; David Amram (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in the M25 wedding music repertoire] [About the M25] [About music in the M25] [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] |