Durham Musicians

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Quotations about Wedding Music ensembles

Much has been written about the wedding music 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 ages

Many 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.

Jan Ladislav Dusík|Dussek (1760-1812; age 52); Franz Schreker (1878-1934; age 55); Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914; age 36); Emiel Hullebroeck (1878-1965; age 87); Constantino Gaito (1878-1945; age ca. 67); Selim Palmgren (1878-1951; age 73); Jean-François Le Sueur|Lesueur (1760-1837; age 77); Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760-1802; age 42); Adalbert (Vojtech) Gyrowetz|Jirovec (1763-1850; age 87); Franz Danzi (1763-1826; age 62); Étienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763-1817; age 54); Anton Eberl (1765-1807; age 41); John Reager (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Daron Hagen (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Michael Torke (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Petri Kuljuntausta (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Marc-Andre Dalbavie (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Mark R. (Richard Bush) Taylor (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Steve Markowitz (1963-still alive 2003; age ca. 40); Lansing McLoskey (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); David Dzubay (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Augusta Read Thomas (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Samuel Wesley (1766-1837; age 71); José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830; age ca. 63); Carolus Antonius (Antoine) Fodor (1768-1846; age 77); André Caplet (1878-1925; age 46); Joaquín Nin y Castellanos (1878-1949; age 71); Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957; age 78); Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941; age 62); John Ireland (1879-1962; age 82); Johann Georg Heinrich Back(h)ofen (1768-1839; age ca. 71); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827; age 56); Johann Christoph Heinrich Rinck (1770-1846; age 76); Anton Reicha (1770-1836; age 66); Roger Arve Vigulf (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Elliott Goldkind (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Jordi Vives i Batlle (1964-still alive 2003; age ca. 39); Rhené-Bâton (1879-1940; age 61); Alma Schindler|Mahler (1879-1964; age 85); Mike Edgerton (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Erik Oña (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Peter Zagar (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42);

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