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Quotations about Wedding Music ensemblesMuch has been written about the wedding music and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Of his quartet, From My Life :1 A work which in a sense is private, and therefore written for four instruments which should converse together in an intimate circle about the things which so deeply trouble me. Nothing more. Bedrich Smetana (1824—84) Quoted in Cardus, The Delights of.i4usic, 1966 " 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. Thomas Morley (1557-1602; age ca. 45); Johann Adam Hiller (1728-1804; age 75); Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729-1817; age 87); Pieter van Maldere (1729-1768; age 39); Giuseppe Sarti (1729-1802; age 72); Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783; age 54); Cornelis Schuyt (1557-1616; age ca. 59); Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629; age 68); Juan Esquivel Barahona (1560-1623; age ca. 63); Blasius Amon (1560-1590; age ca. 30); Claudio Guidi Drei (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Werner Wagner (1927-2002; age ca. 75); Mathieu Dijker (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Florian Leopold Gaßmann (1729-1774; age ca. 45); Capel Bond (1730-1790; age 59); Igor Markevitch (1912-1983; age 70); Tauno Marttinen (1912-still alive 2003; age ca. 91); Rudolf Escher (1912-1980; age 68); Franco Donatoni (1927-2000; age 73); Pierre Henry (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Ruggero Giovannelli (1560-1625; age ca. 65); Jacopo Peri (1561-1633; age 71); Philippe Rogier (1561-1596; age ca. 35); Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621; age ca. 59); John Bull (1562-1628; age ca. 66); John Cage (1912-1992; age 79); Agustin Castellon Compos (Sabicus) (1912-1990; age ca. 78); Antonio Maria Gaspare Sacchini (1730-1786; age 56); (Johann) Christian Cannabich (1731-1798; age 66); Gaetano Pugnani (1731-1798; age 66); Giles Farnaby (1563-1640; age ca. 77); Jehan Titelouze (1563-1633; age ca. 70); Walter Hartley (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Pierre Mercure (1927-1966; age 38); Augusto Rattembach (1927-still alive 2003; age ca. 76); Robert Helps (1928-2001; age 73); Morley Calvert (1928-1991; age ca. 63); Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809; age ca. 77); Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809; age 77); Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795; age 62); François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829; age 95); Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970; age ca. 58); CLICK HERE [About Wedding Musicians] [Ensembles in Dudley wedding music repertoire] [About Dudley] [About music in Dudley] [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]
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