5 ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁Op . ▁ 4 3 ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁Op . ▁ 7 8 ▁( 1 9 9 0 ). ▁Elli ott ▁Carter ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 2 0 1 2 ): ▁Five ▁string ▁quart ets ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ; ▁also , ▁E leg y ▁( 1 9 4 8 ) ▁and ▁F rag ments ▁ 1 ▁& ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 9 4 ; ▁ 1 9 9 9 ); ▁the ▁second ▁quart et ▁won ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Music , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ; ▁the ▁third , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Kurt ▁Hessen berg ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 9 4 ): ▁eight ▁string ▁quart ets ▁( 1 9 3 4 – 1 9 8 7 ). ▁Gra ż yna ▁B ace w icz ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 6 9 ): ▁Seven ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁only ▁recently ▁published ▁and ▁recorded ▁( the ▁others ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 ). ▁V agn ▁Hol m bo e ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 9 6 ): ▁Tw enty - one ▁number ed ▁quart ets , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁( Qu art etto ▁ser eno , ▁Op . ▁ 1 9 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁Per ▁N ør g