variants
or less commonly quartette
1
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of four
especially
: the performers of a quartet
Examples of quartet in a Sentence
He is a member of a jazz quartet.
a string quartet by Beethoven
The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sasquatch Sunset captures a bigfoot quartet in their natural habitat, engaging in all sorts of signature Sasquatch-esque behavior.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
The 2024-2025 season will feature additional musical performances by the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, the Scott Dunn orchestra and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The quartet’s only studio album, Songs of Our Native Daughters (released on Smithsonian Folkways), reached No. 23 on Independent Albums in 2019.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
In new photos shared to Instagram on Monday, the quartet (missing Teresa’s second eldest daughter, Gabriella) showed off their best Barbie glam while posing with the Queen of Rap herself backstage at the Wells Fargo Center.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
The quartet is tasked with fortifying a young bullpen that also includes James McArthur, Angel Zerpa and Matt Sauer.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
Even the string quartet that was part of the 1993 orchestration has been eliminated.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The game is the focal point for a quartet of characters dealing with a hornet’s nest of issues: identity, family, ambition, power, political intrigue and the sometimes-overwhelming pull of history.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
While writing the album, the quartet mined memories of grief and trauma, searching for catharsis.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
The 2024-2025 season will feature additional musical performances by the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, the Scott Dunn orchestra and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The quartet’s only studio album, Songs of Our Native Daughters (released on Smithsonian Folkways), reached No. 23 on Independent Albums in 2019.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
In new photos shared to Instagram on Monday, the quartet (missing Teresa’s second eldest daughter, Gabriella) showed off their best Barbie glam while posing with the Queen of Rap herself backstage at the Wells Fargo Center.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
The quartet is tasked with fortifying a young bullpen that also includes James McArthur, Angel Zerpa and Matt Sauer.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
Even the string quartet that was part of the 1993 orchestration has been eliminated.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The game is the focal point for a quartet of characters dealing with a hornet’s nest of issues: identity, family, ambition, power, political intrigue and the sometimes-overwhelming pull of history.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
While writing the album, the quartet mined memories of grief and trauma, searching for catharsis.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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quartet
noun
quar·tet
variants
also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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