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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. Richard Steele (1672—1729) In the Tatter, 1 April 1712 " 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. María I. Curubeto Godoy (1898-still alive 2003; age ca. 105); Ernst Bacon (1898-1990; age 91); Hanns Eisler (1898-1962; age 64); Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869; age 40); Carl Goldmark (1830-1915; age 84); Marie Auguste Durand (1830-1909; age 78); Karl Ritter (1830-ca. 1900; age ca. 70); Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594; age ca. 69); Robert Parsons (1530-1572; age ca. 42); Orlando di Lasso|Lassus (1532-1594; age ca. 62); Claudio Merulo (1533-1604; age ca. 71); Joseph Joachim (1831-1907; age ca. 76); Ludvig Norman (1831-1885; age ca. 54); Paul Agricole Genin (1832-1903; age 71); Vittorio Rieti (1898-1994; age 96); George (Jacob) Gershwin (Gershovitz) (1898-1937; age 38); Roy Harris (1898-1979; age 81); Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944; age 46); Andrea Gabrieli (1533-1585; age ca. 52); Giaches de Wert (1535-1596; age ca. 61); Fabrizio Dentice (1539-1581; age ca. 42); Tadeusz Baird (1928-1981; age 53); Jacob Druckman (1928-1996; age 67); Maurice Journeau (1898-1999; age 100); Rudolf Bibl (1832-1902; age 70); Guiseppe Gariboldi (1833-1905; age 72); Clément Loret (1833-1909; age ca. 76); Alexander Borodin (1833-1887; age 53); Alphonse Jean Ernest Mailly (1833-1918; age ca. 85); Johannes Brahms (1833-1897; age 63); Jean-Michel Damase (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Olé Schmidt (1928-still alive 2003; age ca. 75); Dinos Constantinides (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); William Byrd (1540-1623; age ca. 83); Giulio Caccini (1545-1618; age ca. 73); Albert Heinrich Zabel (1834-1910; age ca. 76); Domingo Santa-Cruz-Wilson (1899-1987; age 87); Lili Wieruszowski (1899-still alive 2003; age ca. 104); Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940; age 40); Alexander Cherepnin|Tcherepnin (1899-1977; age 78); Gioacchino Angelo (1899-1971; age ca. 72); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Wiltshire wedding music repertoire] [About Wiltshire] [About music in Wiltshire] [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] |