string quartet

string quartet
Synonyms and related words:
German band, Nachtmusik, Philharmonic, absolute music, adaptation, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, arrangement, band, big band, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, callithumpian band, chamber music, chamber orchestra, combo, composition, concert band, descant, desks, dixieland band, electronic music, ensemble, etude, exercise, gamelan orchestra, group, harmonization, incidental music, instrumental music, invention, jazz band, jug band, military band, nocturne, opus, orchestra, orchestration, piece, production, program music, quartet, quintet, ragtime band, ricercar, rock-and-roll group, score, sextet, skiffle band, sonata, sonatina, steel band, street band, string band, string choir, string orchestra, strings, study, swing band, symphony, symphony orchestra, theme and variations, trio, variation, waits, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind quartet, woodwinds, work

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  • string quartet — string quartets 1) N COUNT A string quartet is a group of four musicians who play stringed instruments together. The instruments are two violins, a viola, and a cello. The guests were entertained by a string quartet. ...a recital by the Borodin… …   English dictionary

  • String Quartet No. 1 — may refer to:* String Quartet No. 1 (Bartók), by Béla Bartók * String Quartet No. 1 (Beethoven), by Ludwig van Beethoven * String Quartet No. 1 (Ives), by Charles Ives * String Quartet No. 1 (Tchaikovsky), by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky …   Wikipedia

  • string quartet — n. 1. a quartet of players on stringed instruments, usually first and second violins, a viola, and a violoncello 2. a composition for such a group …   English World dictionary

  • string quartet — string quar tet noun count a group of four musicians who play instruments that have strings, normally two VIOLINS, a VIOLA, and a CELLO a. a piece of music written for a string quartet …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • string quartet — string′ quartet′ n. 1) mad a musical composition for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello 2) mad the musicians performing string quartets • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • string quartet — ► NOUN ▪ a chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello …   English terms dictionary

  • String quartet — A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in… …   Wikipedia

  • String Quartet No. 4 — Among the pieces of music with the title String Quartet No. 4 are:* String Quartet No. 4 (Beethoven) * String Quartet No. 4 (Bartók) * String Quartet No. 4 (Shostakovich) …   Wikipedia

  • String Quartet No. 3 — There are at least 3 compositions entitled String Quartet No. 3 * String Quartet No. 3 by Karel Hausa * String Quartet No. 3 by Leon Kirchner * String Quartet No. 3 by Grażyna Bacewicz …   Wikipedia

  • string quartet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms string quartet : singular string quartet plural string quartets music a) a group of four musicians who play instruments that have strings, normally two violins, a viola, and a cello b) a piece of music written… …   English dictionary

  • string quartet — noun Date: 1875 1. a composition for string quartet 2. a quartet of performers on stringed instruments usually including a first and second violin, a viola, and a cello …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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