quartets
Groups of four
Quartets is the plural of quartet, a group of four.
Most often the word describes musical ensembles—a string quartet consists of two violins, a viola, and a cello; a barbershop quartet sings four-part harmony.
By extension, any composition for four performers is a quartet.
The word applies beyond music to any set of four: The quartet of novels took him twenty years to complete.
Slender fiber or character sequence
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
vocal · barbershop · jazz · saxophone · clarinet · flute · guitar · recital
Number after three
- quadrupletsFour simultaneous births
- fourfoldMultiplied by four
- foursomeGroup of four
- tetradGroup of four units
string
Slender fiber or character sequence
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
chamber · vocal · barbershop · jazz · saxophone · clarinet · flute · guitar · recital · performance
four
Number after three
- quadrupletsFour simultaneous births
- fourfoldMultiplied by four
- foursomeGroup of four
tetrad · quaternary · quartile
voices
Sounds producing speech
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
chord · consonance · blend · balance · tuning · interval · soprano · alto · tenor · bass
- musical groupsband, bands, orchestra, orchestras, choir
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- worksmasterpieces, compositions, piece, pieces, work
- New Musicnew music, world premieres, John Cage, Philip Glass, John Adams
- cello scores
- music typesaria, ballad, concerto, symphony, sonata
quartetssolos
Single-performer pieces
singles · singletons · individuals · trios · quintets
quartetssoloists
Featured individual musicians
orchestras · symphonies · choirs · big bands · one-man bands
- string quartetsCompositions for four bowed instruments
- first quarterMoon half-visible, growing
- one quarterSingle part of four
- quarter mile1,320 feet exactly
- quarter pastTime notation for :15
- fourth quarterLast of four segments