Meaning

2 senses
  1. A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.

    Streichquartett, Streichquartett

    an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello

  2. A musical composition for such a group.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. A string quartet is rehearsing in the next room.

    ruСтрунный квартет репетирует в соседней комнате. — AntonKhorev

    deNebenan probt ein Streichquartett. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom often thinks of Mary when he hears a string quartet.

  3. Tom, Mary, John and Alice often play string quartets together.

    deTom, Maria, Johannes und Elke spielen oft zusammen Streichquartette. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom plays in a string quartet.

    ruТом играет в струнном квартете. — marafon

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  5. Besides the thirty operas Verdi wrote a string quartet, the Manzoni Requiem, and a national hymn.

Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
group of four string players:

Forms

plural: string quartets
Singularstring quartet
Pluralstring quartets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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