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noun. quartet [noun] (music) a group of four singers or people playing musical instruments.

1. : a musical composition for four instruments or voices. 2. : a group or set of four. especially : the performers of a quartet.

A quartet is a musical group with four members.

String quartets were the most popular genre of chamber music in the Classical era and are always written for the same four instruments: two violins, one viola, and one cello. As with the Symphony, Haydn plays a critical role in elevating the genre to the position of prominence it enjoyed in the 18th century and beyond.

Quasi, a musical term meaning "almost"

Every moment out of that crotchet. Here's a little passage on the screen with some staccato listen to the a note near the end.

an organized group of four singers or players.

Quad is an abbreviation, most commonly short for quadrangle, a kind of four-sided courtyard usually defined by a large lawn and surrounded by buildings. Another kind of quad - also an abbreviation - is the large muscle in the top of your thigh, more formally known as a quadriceps muscle.

quintet A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit.

In music, a decet - sometimes dectet, decimette, or even tentet - is a composition that requires ten musicians for a performance, or a musical group that consists of ten people. The corresponding German word is Dezett, the French is dixtuor.

The string quartet can be defined in several ways. At the most basic level the musical term refers to the medium of four string instruments: two violins, viola, and violoncello. It can also be used to describe the collective identity of the instrumentalists themselves, in particular established professional ensembles.

Here's one that really ought to be self-explanatory. String quartet: an ensemble of four solo strings, traditionally two violins, viola and cello. Through the achievements of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, it has come to symbolise the loftiest form of discourse in instrumental music.