TY - BOOK ID - 32311310 TI - The Cambridge companion to the string quartet PY - 2003 SN - 052180194X 0521000424 9780521801942 9780521000420 9780511998904 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - String quartet. KW - Quatuor à cordes KW - String quartet KW - Quartet, String KW - String quartets KW - Chamber music KW - Musical form KW - History and criticism KW - strijkkwartetten KW - kamermuziek KW - 78.44.1.0 KW - Analyses KW - Muziekgeschiedenis KW - 19e eeuw KW - 20e eeuw UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32311310 AB - This survey of the string quartet by ten chamber music specialists focuses on four main areas: social and musical background to the genre's development; celebrated ensembles and their significance; and string quartet playing. It reviews aspects of contemporary and historical practice, including "mixed ensembles." Informative appendixes and a full chronology of the mainstream repertory complete this compact guide ER -