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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " The significance of chamber music is that in dealing with the intimate it can attain to the ineffable. Chamber music conceives itself as a world of sound that has external boundaries but no internal ones. Hans Werner Henze (1926— Music and Politics, 1982,’Instrumental Composition’, 1963 " 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. Aaron Copland (1900-1990; age 90); Hermann Schröder (2) (1843-1909; age 65); Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922; age ca. 79); Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907; age 64); Pablo Martin Melinton Sarasate de Navasquez (1844-1908; age 64); Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908; age 64); Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937; age 93); Jacqueline Fontyn (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Nancy Van de Vate (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Wolfgang Bottenberg (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Michael Praetorius (1571-1621; age 50); Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656; age ca. 84); Carl Bohm (1844-1920; age ca. 76); Kurt Weill (1900-1950; age 50); George Antheil (1900-1959; age 58); Alexandr Mosolov (1900-1973; age 72); Marko Tajcevic (1900-1984; age 84); Micheal (Dewar) Head (1900-1976; age 76); Andreas Hallén (1844-1925; age ca. 81); Alfonso Ferrabosco (1575-1628; age ca. 53); Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623; age 47); Melchior Franck (1579-1639; age ca. 60); Thomas Ford (1580-1648; age ca. 68); Thomas Simpson (1582-1628; age ca. 46); Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900; age ca. 56); Eugène Gigout (1844-1925; age 81); Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924; age 79); Valentina Semyonova Serova-Bergman (1846-1924; age ca. 78); Marie Jaëll (1846-1925; age 78); Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917; age 70); Leo Smit (Dutch) (1900-1943; age ca. 43); Veljo Tormis (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Theo Loevendie (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Usko Meriläinen (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Michael Graubart (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Salvador Ranieri (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Rodolfo Halffter (1900-1987; age 86); Tibor Serly (1901-1978; age 76); Emmy Frensel Wegener (1901-1973; age 71); Henri Sauguet (1901-1989; age 88); Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907; age 59); Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935; age 87); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Wales wedding music repertoire] [About Wales] [About music in Wales] [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] |