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	Juilliard String Quartet - Biographies
		The Juilliard String Quartet is internationally renowned and admired for performances characterized by a clarity of structure, beauty of sound, purity of line and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose.
		As Quartet in Residence at New York City's Juilliard School, the Juilliard String Quartet is widely admired for its seminal influence on aspiring string players around the world.
		The Quartet continues to play an important role in the formation of new American ensembles, and was instrumental in the formation of the Alexander, American, Concord, Emerson, La Salle, New World, Mendelssohn, Tokyo, Brentano, Lark, St. Lawrence, and Colorado string quartets.
	juilliardstringquartet.org /bios/index.html (947 words)

	String quartet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although any combination of four string instruments can literally be called a "string quartet", in practice the term refers to a group consisting of two violins (the "first", which usually plays the melody line in the higher register of notes, and the "second" violin, which plays lower notes in harmony), one viola and one cello.
		Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847): A string quartet in E-flat (1834)
		Hermann Goetz (1840–1876): one string quartet in B-flat (1865-66)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/String_quartet (5983 words)

	Top Questions & Answers
		String quartets are an ensemble of four instruments - two violins, a viola, and a cello.
		Stringed instruments were thought of as the closest instruments comparable to the quality of the human voice.
		String quartets, namely two violins, one viola, and one cello, are the most popular form of chamber ensembles.
	www.stringquartetslive.co.uk /String-Quartet-QA.html (1634 words)

	the Chiara String Quartet
		Mozart: String Quartet in D minor K. Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat Major Op.
		String Quartet in D minor K. 421; and Beethoven’s String Quartet in B flat Major Op.
		quartets again, plus Frank’s Piano Quintet in F minor with pianist Soyeon Lee, recently in the news for her much praised “eco-concert” Carnegie Hall debut.
	www.chiaraquartet.net (705 words)

	biava quartet
		The members of the Biava Quartet, violinists Austin Hartman and Hyunsu Ko, violist Mary Persin, and cellist Jason Calloway, hold the Lisa Arnhold Quartet Residency at the Juilliard School, serving as graduate quartet in residence and teaching assistants to the Juilliard Quartet.
		The Quartet previously held the same position with the Tokyo Quartet at Yale University and was the first ensemble to complete the Training Program in the Art of the String Quartet at the New England Conservatory of Music under the direction of Paul Katz.
		The Biava Quartet is committed to educating and inspiring audiences of all ages and is frequently invited to lead masterclasses, community, and educational programs at schools and conservatories throughout the country.
	www.biavaquartet.com /aboutus.html (514 words)

	Amazon.com: Béla Bartók: The 6 String Quartets - Emerson String Quartet: Music: Bela Bartok,Eugene Drucker,Lawrence ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		These six quartets are not only important pieces in the composer's catalog of works, but in the entire literature of the string quartet.
		While the playing of string instruments in small ensembles dates back hundreds of years, and any four together could be termed a quartet, the term "string quartet" actually means a specific ensemble of two violins, viola, and cello and, usually, a four movement form of fast, slow, menuet (or scherzo), and a fast finale.
		The string quartet as we know it was developed and codified by Franz Joseph Haydn in the mid-eighteenth century.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001G9O?v=glance (1785 words)

	Musical Forms - String Quartet
		Mozart's quartets were influenced by the Milanese style of G.B. Sammartini's with their 'singing allegros' dominated by the first violin, and it was not until he wrote the set dedicated to Haydn (1782-5) that Mozart attained a fully integrated quartet style.
		Beethoven's op.18 quartets are written largely within the framework of an established convention, but no.1 in F already hints at the expansion of scale that marks the Razumovsky Quartets op.59 as belonging to the post-'Eroica' period.
		The string quartet seemed to present few possibilities to late 19th-century composers preoccupied with the grandiose conceptions of the symphony and symphonic poem; Smetana's e Minor Quartet 'From my Life' (1876) is a rare instance of a programmatic quartet.
	w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de /cmp/g_string_quartet.html (715 words)

	BRENTANO STRING QUARTET - Bios
		The Quartet celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2002 by commissioning ten composers to write companion pieces for selections from Bach's Art of Fugue, the result of which was an electrifying and wide-ranging single concert program.
		The Quartet's duties at the University are wide-ranging, including performances at least once a semester, as well as workshops with graduate composers, coaching undergraduates in chamber music, and assisting in other classes at the Music Department.
		The Quartet is named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
	www.music.princeton.edu /~brentano/Bios.html (530 words)

	UM School of Music - Faculty Bio: Guarneri String Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The renowned Guarneri String Quartet has circled the globe countless times since it was formed in 1964, playing in the world's most prestigious halls in North and South America, Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia.
		The quartet is also the subject of various books including Quartet by Helen Drees Ruttencutter (Lippincott and Crowell, 1980), The Art of Quartet Playing: the Guarneri in Conversation with David Blum (Alfred A. Knopf, 1986) and Arnold Steinhardt’s Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998).
		The Quartet was awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees by the University of South Florida (1976) and the State University of New York (1983).
	www.music.umd.edu /bios/guarneri.html (623 words)

	Juilliard String Quartet
		In the 60 years of its existence, the ever-evolving institution that is the JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET has become a living American legend.
		It has, from the beginning and throughout its career, been recognized for the boldness of its interpretation of the classics, with an equal and parallel tradition of championing the new; a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.
		The Juilliard Quartet's sound is famously characterized by clarity of structure, compelling rhythmic drive and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose no matter what the work at hand.
	www.juilliardstringquartet.org (143 words)

	Emerson String Quartet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York based string quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
		Emerson String Quartet for Beethoven: The String Quartets (1998)
		The Emerson String Quartet, Converging Lines: The Extraordinary Story of the Emerson String Quartet's First 25 Years, ISBN 1899332685, Risk Waters Group
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emerson_String_Quartet (174 words)

	Veronika String Quartet
		Quartet members are Veronika Afanassieva and Karine Garibova, violins, Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia, viola and the newest member, Mary Artmann, cello.
		The Quartet has been coached by Valentin Berlinsky, cellist of the Borodin Quartet, Fine Arts Quartet, and Henry W. Meyer, violinist of the LaSalle Quartet and has collaborated in performances with the Fine Arts Quartet, Martin Lovett, formerly of the Amadeus Quartet, pianists James Tocco and Ruth Laredo.
		Since 1999, the Veronika String Quartet has been in residence at the Colorado State University-Pueblo and the Pueblo Symphony.
	chass.colostate-pueblo.edu /veronikaquartet (241 words)

	ipedia.com: String quartet Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string musical instruments or a piece written to be performed by such a group.
		Although any combination of four string instruments may be called a "string quartet", in practice, the term almost always refers to a group consisting of two violins (the "first" and "second" violin), one viola and one cello.
		Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) - wrote seven string quartets, and numerous other compositions for string quartet (the Five Pieces of 1879-1881, the Five Novelettes Op.15, the Finale of the B-la-F Quartet and the first movement "Carol-singers" of the Name-day Quartet, the Suite Op.35, the Two Pieces of 1902, and the "Elegy for Belayev" Op.105).
	www.ipedia.com /string_quartet.html (2004 words)

	Belle Arte String Quartet
		Offering personalized, affordable classical music for weddings, receptions, conventions, or other significant special events, the Belle Arte String Quartet is a highly acclaimed ensemble that provides tasteful music to enhance even the magnificent ambience already present in the many lovely locations in Virginia.
		The Belle Arte String Quartet is an outstanding professional ensemble that Central Virginians have relied upon since its inception in 1984.
		The Belle Arte String Quartet has played in locations as varied as romantic riverboat cruise ships, to a Grand Opening for a not-quite-completed hotel where musicians were required to wear hard hats while performing.
	www.classicalmusicva.com /BelleArte (293 words)

	The Parker String Quartet
		Also renowned for traditional residences, the Quartet’s honors include being named the seventh Ernst Stiefel String Quartet in Residence of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, including a three week long educational residency culminating in performances at the Center.
		The Parker String Quartet was recently selected for the prestigious Professional String Quartet Training Program at the New England Conservatory of Music, where the group was founded and also where it was selected in 2002 and 2003 as the NEC’s Honors Ensemble.
		All of the quartet’s members are presently pursuing graduate degrees in performance and chamber music at the New England Conservatory.
	www.parkerquartet.com /biography.html (427 words)

	Oreos String Quartet London- A London based String Quartet available for hire for Weddings, Parties and Coporate ...
		String Quartet for Ceremonies and Receptions.Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloustershire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire.
		Variations of this include a "string trio" featuring one violin, a viola and a cello, or a "piano quartet" made up of a piano, a violin, a viola and a cello.
		Other terms used to describe string quartets are "string ensembles", "chamber ensembles", "chamber music", and "classical ensembles".
	oreosstringquartet.co.uk (606 words)

	Juilliard String Quartet - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Other recent releases include a recording of Beethoven’s quartets nos.13 and 16 (SK 62792), a recording of Franck and Smetana quartets (SK 63302) and a disc of Mendelssohn quartets (SK 60579), the group’s first recording with new member Ronald Copes.
		The quartet is also quartet-in-residence at The Juilliard School in New York, where all members are on the faculty.
		His thirty-year tenure with the Juilliard String Quartet has included participation in the Tanglewood Festival, where he is on the faculty, and in the Marlborough Chamber Music Festival.
	www.sonyclassical.com /artists/juilliard/bio.html (1169 words)

	Amazon.com: Complete String Quartets: Music: Dmitry Shostakovich,Emerson String Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op.
		Although the 15 quartets are spread out over 6 CDs as compared to 5 for the Emersons, Decca offers this cycle at roughly half the cost of the DG cycle (it's even cheaper on the used market).
		This quartet and the next few are relatively bright, occasionally trimmed with irony or sadness or danger.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003XAGO?v=glance (2261 words)

	St. Petersburg String Quartet
		One of the world's leading string quartet, the St. Petersburg was founded as the Leningrad Quartet by Alla Aranovskaya, Alla Krolevich (Goryainova) and Leonid Shukayev, all three graduates of the Leningrad Conservatory.
		The Quartet held the respected position of Quartet-in-Residence at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1999 to 2003.
		Quartet members are Alla Aranovskaya, 1st Violin; Alla Krolevich, 2nd Violin; Boris Vayner, Viola and Leonid Shukayev, Cello.
	www.stpetersburgquartet.com /quartet.phtml (296 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - String Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Quatuor a Cordes (String Quartet) By Maurice Ravel...
		String Quintets Volume 2: Five Remaining Quintets Nos.1-3910 By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
		Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Streich Quartett (String Quartet), Op.
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?item=1027906&id=79590 (110 words)

	Colorado String Quartet
		The COLORADO QUARTET is recognized on four continents as one of the finest string quartets on the international scene.
		The Colorado Quartet is Quartet-in-Residence at Bard College in New York State, where Quartet members teach private lessons, coach chamber ensembles and present courses on the Literature of the String Quartet.
		The Colorado Quartet commemorated its 20th anniversary in 2003 with a release of the first in a complete set of Beethoven Quartet recordings; the complete recordings of Beethoven Quartets should be available by the 25th anniversary.
	www.coloradoquartet.com /colorado.htm (494 words)

	About the DaPonte String Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The DaPonte String Quartet was formed in Philadelphia in 1991, and came to Maine in 1995 on a Rural Residency Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Chamber Music America.
		This season, the DaPonte String Quartet began a three-year parachute residency at the University of North Texas, the largest college of music in the country.
		The Quartet’s commitment to developing a love of music in children is expressed through many In-School performances in Maine and on tour.
	www.daponte.org /About_DSQ.html (854 words)

	The Astor String Quartet for weddings, corporate events, product launches and funerals.
		The Dorchester, Hever Castle, Manoir Quat' Saisons and Vinopolis.
		The string quartet is experienced at accompanying the bride's entrance, the signing of the register etc. They are happy to play anything
		The Astor String Quartet are happy to make musical arrangements for your wedding on request.
	www.astorstringquartet.co.uk (358 words)

	Arioso String Quartet
		The Arioso String Quartet is a professional string quartet comprised of 2 violins, viola, and cello.
		Members of the string quartet have been performing professionally for years.
		The Arioso String Quartet has performed at hundreds of weddings and other special occasions, ensuring our participation at your special occasion to be a wonderful experience.
	members.aol.com /cklp/ariososq.html (153 words)

	The Orion String Quartet: Biographies
		Celebrating 20 years of artistry, the Orion String Quartet is one of the most sought after ensembles in the United States.
		Since its inception, the Orion String Quartet has been consistently praised for the fresh perspective and individuality it brings to performances, offering diverse programs that juxtapose classic works of the standard quartet literature with masterworks by living composers.
		The Quartet also premiered Marc Neikrug's piano quintet as part of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival which was subsequently recorded with Corea's The Adventures of Hippocrates and John Harbison's Quartet No.4 released on Koch Records in 2006.
	www.orionquartet.com /bio.htm (734 words)

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