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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " There’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle. Samuel Butler (1835—1902) The Will of All Flesh, 1903 " 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. Patrick Hadley (1899-1973; age 74); Juan Vicente Lecuna (1899-1954; age ca. 55); Charles-Alexis Chauvet (1837-1871; age ca. 34); François Clément Théodore Dubois (1837-1924; age 86); Milii Balakirev (1837-1910; age 73); Georges Bizet (1838-1875; age 36); Max Bruch (1838-1920; age 82); Jerry Goldsmith (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Theo Bruins (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Cornelis Schuyt (1557-1616; age ca. 59); Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629; age 68); Juan Esquivel Barahona (1560-1623; age ca. 63); Johennes Donjon (1839-ca. 1909; age ca. 70); Modest Mussorgski (1839-1881; age 42); Hans Krása (1899-1944; age ca. 45); Sebastiano Caltebiano (1899-1987; age 87); Georges Auric (1899-1983; age 84); Randall Thompson (1899-1984; age 85); Lajos Bardos (1899-1986; age 87); Blasius Amon (1560-1590; age ca. 30); Ruggero Giovannelli (1560-1625; age ca. 65); Jacopo Peri (1561-1633; age 71); Philippe Rogier (1561-1596; age ca. 35); Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988; age ca. 59); Eduard Frantsovitch Napravnik (1839-1916; age 77); Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901; age 62); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893; age 53); Oskar Rieding (1840-1918; age ca. 78); Johan Severin Svendsen (1840-1911; age 70); Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904; age 62); Carl Tausig (1841-1871; age 29); Carmelo Alonso Bernaola (1929-2002; age 72); Philip Cannon (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Henri Pousseur (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Serge Garant (1929-1986; age ca. 57); Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621; age ca. 59); Year 1900; Willy Burkhard (1900-1955; age 55); Robert Oboussier (1900-1957; age 57); Maurice Jaubert (1900-1940; age 40); Andrés Orchassal Sas (1900-1967; age 67); Emmanuel Alexis Chabrier (1841-1894; age 53); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in West Sussex wedding music repertoire] [About West Sussex] [About music in West Sussex] [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] |