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Otherwise unnamed classical string quartet and French protagonists of the 1895 Jules Verne novel ''L'Île à hélice'' (variously published in English as ''Propeller Island; The Floating Island;'' and ''The Self-Propelled Island''). | Otherwise unnamed classical string quartet and French protagonists of the 1895 Jules Verne novel ''L'Île à hélice'' (variously published in English as ''Propeller Island; The Floating Island;'' and ''The Self-Propelled Island''). | ||
| − | The narrative follows them as they travel to the artificial flying island of the title, a playground for the super-wealthy. The quartet is hired to play a number of concerts for the residents while the | + | The narrative follows them as they travel to the artificial flying island of the title, a playground for the super-wealthy. The quartet is hired to play a number of concerts for the residents while the construct tours the islands of the South Pacific. |
Lineup: | Lineup: | ||
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*Sebastian Zorn, cello | *Sebastian Zorn, cello | ||
| + | In the original French, the group was referred to as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatuor_concertant Le Quatuor Concertant].'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeller_Island | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeller_Island | ||
*https://archive.org/details/propellerisland0000vern_u3q8/page/n5/mode/2up | *https://archive.org/details/propellerisland0000vern_u3q8/page/n5/mode/2up | ||
| + | *https://www.complete-review.com/reviews/vernej/self_propelled.htm | ||
| + | *https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014417513&view=2up&seq=9 | ||
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[[Category:1895|Quartet Party]] | [[Category:1895|Quartet Party]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Classical music|Quartet Party]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 19 July 2023
Otherwise unnamed classical string quartet and French protagonists of the 1895 Jules Verne novel L'Île à hélice (variously published in English as Propeller Island; The Floating Island; and The Self-Propelled Island).
The narrative follows them as they travel to the artificial flying island of the title, a playground for the super-wealthy. The quartet is hired to play a number of concerts for the residents while the construct tours the islands of the South Pacific.
Lineup:
- Yvernès, first violin
- Frascolin, second violin
- Pinchinat, viola
- Sebastian Zorn, cello
In the original French, the group was referred to as Le Quatuor Concertant.
