string quartet
noun
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
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Beethoven kicked open the door to the 19th century with his first string quartet, which opens with one of his characteristic hey, you!
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 2 May 2025
There’s a whole class of jobs in our economy that are the equivalent of a string quartet.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts, is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 2 May 2025
There’s a whole class of jobs in our economy that are the equivalent of a string quartet.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts, is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for string quartet
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“String quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20quartet. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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