The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century...
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Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is an American musical group from Los Angeles known for its series of tribute albums to rock and pop acts. VSQ is a series...
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The Giver Quartet is a series of four books about a dystopian world by Lois Lowry. The quartet consists of The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger...
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The James Taylor Quartet (or JTQ) are a British four-piece jazz funk band formed in 1985 by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of...
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Jubilee quartets were popular African-American religious musical groups in the first half of the 20th century. The name derives from the Fisk Jubilee Singers...
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Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, was written in three days (12–14 July 1960). The piece was written shortly after Shostakovich...
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The String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K. 499, was written in 1786 in Vienna by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was published by – if not indeed written for...
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The String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was written in 1825, given its public premiere on November 6 of that year by the...
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The L.A. Quartet is a sequence of four crime fiction novels by James Ellroy set in the late 1940s through the late 1950s in Los Angeles. They are: (1987)...
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Games and Messages) for string trio (1989–2005) String Quartet String quartet (1959) Hommage à András Mihály 12 microludes for string quartet (1977–1978)...
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Vertavo String Quartet is a Norwegian group founded in Hamar in 1984. The four women forming the quartet are Øyvor Volle, Annabelle Meare, Berit Cardas...
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The Lindsay String Quartet (or The Lindsays) was a British string quartet from 1965 to 2005. The quartet first performed at the Royal Academy of Music...
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"Million Dollar Quartet" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December...
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The Cathedral Quartet, also known as the Cathedrals, was an American southern gospel quartet who performed from 1964 to December 1999. The group's final...
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Kingsmen Quartet (better known as The Kingsmen) is an American Southern gospel vocal quartet. The Kingsmen are a Southern Gospel vocal quartet based out...
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A Jazz Message is a jazz album recorded by Art Blakey's Quartet in 1964. The album was Blakey's second and last album for the Impulse! label. "Cafe" (Blakey...
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Branford Marsalis (redirect from Branford Marsalis Quartet)
primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and...
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Quartet is a 2012 British comedy-drama film based on the play Quartet by Ronald Harwood that ran in London's West End from September 1999 until January...
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The Oak Ridge Boys (redirect from The Oak Ridge Quartet)
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Since 2024, the group consists of Duane Allen...
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The Duke Quartet is a contemporary string quartet based in Europe. Its members are Louisa Fuller (violin), Rick Koster (violin), John Metcalfe (viola)...
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John Coltrane (redirect from John Coltrane Quartet)
the quartet shed new light on standards such as "It's Easy to Remember". Despite a more polished approach in the studio, in concert the quartet continued...
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Mark Trammell Quartet, previously Mark Trammell Trio, is a Southern gospel quartet, founded by Mark Trammell, who formerly sang with The Kingsmen, Gold...
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The Tokyo String Quartet (東京クヮルテット) was an international string quartet that operated from 1969 to 2013. The group formed in 1969 at the Juilliard School...
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The six String Quartets, Op. 76, by Joseph Haydn were composed in 1797 or 1798 and dedicated to the Hungarian count Joseph Georg von Erdődy (1754–1824)...
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trademark) is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover and synth-pop music. The quartet has sold five million albums. Bond...
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The Statesmen Quartet (also known as Hovie Lister and The Statesmen Quartet) were an American southern gospel quartet founded in 1948 by Baptist Minister...
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The Allegri Quartet is a string quartet that was founded in 1953 by Eli Goren and William Pleeth. It is Britain's longest-running chamber music ensemble...
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String Quartet No. 3 by Béla Bartók was written in September 1927 in Budapest. It is one of six string quartets by Bartók. The work is in one continuous...
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The Amadeus Quartet was a string quartet founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1987, having retained its founding members throughout its history. Noted for...
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List of compositions by Béla Bartók (redirect from String Quartets (Bartók))
String Quartets String Quartet No. 1 Op. 7, Sz. 40, BB 52 String Quartet No. 2 Op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75 String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85, BB 93 String Quartet No...
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