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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 island tours of the islands of the South Pacific.
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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.  
  
 
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*Sebastian Zorn, cello
 
*Sebastian Zorn, cello
  
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In the original French, the group was referred to as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatuor_concertant Le Quatuor Concertant].''
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*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://www.complete-review.com/reviews/vernej/self_propelled.htm
*https://www.google.com/books/edition/L_%C3%AEle_%C3%A0_h%C3%A9lice/V0sHWqu9KkMC?hl=en&gbpv=1
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*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]]
 
[[Category:Classical music|Quartet Party]]

Latest revision as of 08:08, 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.

External Links