num_pages: 195
description: David Rounds shares his lifelong reverence for the string quartet in this comprehensive history of the instrumental form, with musical examples. Spotlighting the four women of the Lafayette Quartet, a leading Canadian ensemble, Rounds offers an insider s view of the complex world of the string quartet player, revealing the exultation and heartache that are the daily fare of professional performing artists. A book for every music-lover, whether player, composer or listener.
language: English
title: The Four and the One: In Praise of String Quartets
titlecomplete: The Four and the One: In Praise of String Quartets
genres: Music, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Lost Coast Press