quartet
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- noun
- /kwɔrˈtɛt/
:
cuarteto
- I went to hear string quartets, and I went to hear symphony orchestras.
- a string quartet
- a Beethoven quartet
Listen to Beethoven's last six string quartets.
- Listen to Beethoven's last six string quartets.
- If they like Mozart and soft string quartets, there's somebody that kind of values softness and tranquility in peace and you're not like that.
Examples
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In the end, you said, every member of a string quartet is responsible for himself.
Fiction book (1991) -
On a platform behind them, a string quartet is playing: three Asian men and a Caucasian woman.
Fiction book (2001) -
People sat down to play a string quartet and that was a conversation with four people that use no language, just music.
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The film is centered on a string quartet setting up for their 25th anniversary concert.
Blog text (7) -
Every Friday evening, my mother had string quartets, and our home resounded with Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Bach, and more.
Academic text (1998) -
In alcoves off the lobby, tourists sip Pisco Sours, and a string quartet plays Strauss and Lehar at tea time.
Fiction book (1991) -
The string players rehearsed a beautiful quartet that captivated the audience.
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Beethoven composed an unforgettable quartet for two violins, viola, and cello.
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At the concert, the professional quartet performed classical pieces that showcased their talent.
Synonyms
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A group of two violins, a viola, and a cello or music written for that group
A piece of music written for four instruments
A group of four players, two violins, a viola, and a cello, or a piece written for them
A group of four musicians, piano, violin, viola and cello, or a piece written for them
Compounds
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Four singers who sing without instruments in close harmony, often in a soft, emotional style
A group of four musicians, piano, violin, viola and cello, or a piece written for them
How Small
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quartet comes from an old Italian word meaning 'four', and it was used for a music piece written for four players. That's why a musical quartet is a piece for four performers or instruments.