The early string quartet in the U. S. A. works by Mason, Griffes, Franklin, Foote, Chadwick, Hadley & Loeffler - Mason, Daniel Gregory 1873-1953; Griffes, Charles Tomlinson 1884-1920; Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790; Foote, Arthur 1853-1937; Chadwick, George W. 1854-1931; Hadley, Henry 1871-1937; Loeffler, Charles Martin 1861-1935