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string quartet

noun

  1. a musical composition, usually in three or four movements, for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello.
  2. a first violinist, second violinist, violist, and cellist forming a group for the performance of string quartets and similar music.

string quartet

noun

  1. an instrumental ensemble consisting of two violins, one viola, and one cello
  2. a piece of music written for such a group, usually having the form and commonest features of a sonata

string quartet

  1. A musical group that includes two violins , a viola , and a cello . The term also refers to a composition written for these four instruments. Many composers, notably Franz Josef Haydn , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , and Ludwig van Beethoven , have written string quartets.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of string quartet1

First recorded in 1870–75

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