Talk:String quartet

message: David Martland and Camembert need to be congratulated on this entry. This is Wikipedia at work! Wetman 01:36, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: "At work" in the sense that is needs work, I suppose. (I've just made it almost readable at least.) TheScotch (talk) 10:09, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Congrats

message: I've added a list of canonical string quartets to the page, which is likely to be the subject of some dispute, but nonetheless was obviously lacking.  I don't really see why there has been so much dispute over making such a list, as it seems to me the central string quartet repertory is pretty well defined.  Of course, picking and choosing from modern works can perhaps be more trying, but the works I've listed are indisputably "classics" of the repertory, and though this list is hardly as exhaustive as the longer one below it, I think it may be that much more helpful for the beginner in this area. For fear of being accused of making some definitive statement, which I am not pretending to do, I have simply titled the section "Popular String Quartets." eeesh98 17:51, 19 October 2005
Shostakovich's fifteen quartets would be a nice addition to the list.  Bartok was very conspicuous in his absence, his six string quartets generally being considered some of the greatest in recent history207.157.121.50 07:37, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Revised "Repertory List"

message: Shouldn't we put tribute quartets in the rock genre (e.g. String Quartet tribute to Fall Out Boy)
:Please sign your posts on talk pages per Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages. Thanks! Hyacinth 21:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tributes 

message: Isn't the name of the first Heininen quartet just "string quartet"? Schissel | Sound the Note! 05:57, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heininen 

message: Since just having a category of works about which there are articles gives only a list of works notable enough to deserve articles of their own- a much longer list of works hosted in one article on Wikipedia can deserve its space for other reasons, if (as now seems to be the case) the notability rules are being enforced rather more stringently (all over the site, I've noticed)! Schissel | Sound the Note! 19:04, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion: [[List of compositions for string quartet]] 

message: The first Janacek Quartet is of course called Kreutzer Sonata, as is the Tolstoy novella, not just Kreutzer —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.132.233.114 (talk) 03:32, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right:  I fixed it. Thanks for mentioning it.  Antandrus  (talk) 03:35, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion: Janacek 

message: I don't see why Manhattan quartet should be listed, since 1. the list is of compositions rather than quartet ensembles, and 2. there are a number of other ensembles I would list before the Manhattan Quartet.  Next I'm going to remove the addition of the Peter Maxwell Davies quartets from the list, as they don't really fit in with the others, which highly selective are part of an established repertory.  The truth is, there are lots of important composers writing string quartets now - I hardly see why we should privelege these ones, most of which haven't even been written yet as far as I can tell.  More fundamentally however the addition doesn't quite fit in with the intentions of the list, which you can surely figure out by examining it more closely.  Feel free to respond if you disagree. (Eeesh 02:38, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some recent comments 

message: The Happy Birthday to You theme in part of an unknown string quartet, possibly by Mozart, can be heard below:
Here is the intro to this unknown string quartet:
Does anybody know the name of this string quartet?
Thanks--Geremia (talk) 17:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[String quartet]] has [[Happy Birthday to You]] theme 

message: Whoever decided what quartets are "notable" is obviously biased toward 20 century pieces. For example, only 4 of Schubert's 15 quartets meets the standard of notable, but apparently every single string quartet written after 1900 is. I wrote one, should I add that to the list?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leland01 (talk • contribs) 05:03, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems Led Zeppelin's Kashmir is played by just about every electric string quartet these days (to the point it's overplayed), if you want to list a newer song. Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs)  21:20, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe it would be better if there were 2 lists, 1 of absolutely notable string quartets and the exiting list becomes a list of string quartet composers. Op47 (talk) 22:23, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thoughts, when I made a start, I found a separate article listing composers of string quartets, Instead, I pruned this list, Severely in the case of 20th century composers. I also expanded the range of Dvorak's quartets, 9&10 are up there with 11,13&14 I am sure. I also added no3 because of its exceptional length. It is longer than any of Beethoven's quartets and I cannot think of any other mainstream (I know that is an opinion, but I am sure Feldman is not) composer who wrote one anywhere near as long. I trust this is acceptable. Op47 (talk) 23:40, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: "Notable" string quartets is ''noticably'' biased

message: A number of requests for citation have been placed on this list. I am not surprised if I am honest. I assume the request is for verification that the quartets are notable for being exceptionally popular, famous or some aspect of the music. I think it is fair enough, the list had become rather indescriminate especially at the 20th century end. Obviously at this stage, the contents of the list are subjective. I tried to be objective and put actually famous pieces in, rather than pander to my personal tasted. I doubt I succeeded though.
I suggest that to be included a piece should come under one of the following:
*It is considered important such that any self respecting professional quartet would include it in their repertoire
*It is exceptionally famous such that including it in the programme is going to increase the audience
*It is exceptionally famous such that many recordings have been made and they are considered good sellers by the publisher
*It has been used as a sound track
*There is an exceptional attribute to the piece e.g. length, number of movements
If a composer e.g. Beethoven has written a notable series of quartets and none are any better than the other then perhaps the whole series should be listed as a single entry.
I hope this helps Op47 (talk) 11:34, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable String Quartets 

message: Could we get the right hand empty space/piano (& possibly some of the space above) trimmed off of :File:Tallinn String Quartet in Tel Aviv.jpg? Hyacinth (talk) 01:29, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: File:Tallinn String Quartet in Tel Aviv.jpg

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message: talk about an inappropriately biased, pedantic, unencyclopedic introduction. and of course i dont know what im talking about, im not a professor of quartetology. but i shouldnt have to be to make sense of an article.2600:1700:5FA1:61B0:31C6:8B93:776C:CAC4 (talk) 00:24, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
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