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… …



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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) …



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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 …



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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

string quartet

— 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… …



Universalium

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… …



Moby Thesaurus

string quartet

— noun an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello • Syn: ↑string quartette • Hypernyms: ↑quartet, ↑quartette …



Useful english dictionary

string quartet

— /strɪŋ kwɔˈtɛt / (say string kwaw tet) noun a quartet, usually consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello …



Australian English dictionary

string quartet

— noun a) a group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello b) a musical composition for such a group …



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