How do you use Quartet in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like quartette or quadruplet, plus the exact meaning.
Quartet meaning
- A group of four people or things, particularly
- A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
Synonyms of Quartet
Using Quartet
- The main meaning on this page is: A group of four people or things, particularly | A group of four people or things, particularly | A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
- Useful related words include: quartette, quadruplet, foursome, figure.
- Possible Dutch translations are: viertal, kwartet.
- In the example corpus, quartet often appears in combinations such as: the quartet, string quartet, quartet of.
Context around Quartet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quartet
- In this selection, "quartet" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, string, american, heart, playing, solus and don stand out and add context to how "quartet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a string quartet will perform and a trombone quartet can produce. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quartet" sits close to words such as accustomed, allah and derivative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quartet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dave Brubeck Quartet infoboxcheck The quartet in 1959 during the Time Out sessions. (13 words)
The op. 135 quartet was premiered by the Schuppanzigh Quartet in March 1828. (13 words)
Recently, the World Saxophone Quartet has become known as the preeminent jazz saxophone quartet. (14 words)
If its most celebrated predecessors, the after World War II and the later on, were responsible for a boom in American quartet playing, then it was the Emerson’s part to demonstrate how accomplished a quartet could become. (38 words)
Last year members of Skipton Music were dazzled by the trumpet quartet Solus Ensemble, but the four virtuosi of Bones Apart made a convincing case that a trombone quartet can produce an equally varied and fleet-footed programme. (38 words)
In 2009, the award-winning group recorded String Quartets Nos. 1–3 (Cassatt String Quartet) by composer Dan Welcher ; the 3rd quartet on the album was written inspired by the work of Mary Cassatt as well. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
For its presumed association with African-American music, the quartet was referred to until the 1950s with nicknames such as "Negro Quartet" and "Nigger Quartet" before being called the "American Quartet".
If its most celebrated predecessors, the after World War II and the later on, were responsible for a boom in American quartet playing, then it was the Emerson’s part to demonstrate how accomplished a quartet could become.
Last year members of Skipton Music were dazzled by the trumpet quartet Solus Ensemble, but the four virtuosi of Bones Apart made a convincing case that a trombone quartet can produce an equally varied and fleet-footed programme.
The Four Barons Quartet, a new string quartet for Govan brought together to promote the growing school strings programmes in the area, will perform at Kinning Park Complex on Friday 15th March.
The program features Mozart’s “Dissonance” Quartet (don’t worry, it’s not that dissonant) and Franz Schubert’s fiery farewell to the form, his G-Major Quartet.
The quartet is currently the Professional Quartet in Residence at Temple University's Center for Gifted Young Musicians.
Open Heart Quartet: The Open Heart Quartet will be live in concert at 6:30 p.m. on July 15 at First Christian Church of Hanover.
Dave Brubeck Quartet infoboxcheck The quartet in 1959 during the Time Out sessions.
In 2009, the award-winning group recorded String Quartets Nos. 1–3 (Cassatt String Quartet) by composer Dan Welcher ; the 3rd quartet on the album was written inspired by the work of Mary Cassatt as well.
Quartet A quartet was a less permanent setting for Peterson, after the trio or duo, as it was hard to find equally powerful musicians available for a tightly knit arrangement with him.
Recently, the World Saxophone Quartet has become known as the preeminent jazz saxophone quartet.
The earliest is the String Quartet (1902–03), dedicated to Fauré, and showing the influence of Debussy's quartet of ten years earlier.
The op. 135 quartet was premiered by the Schuppanzigh Quartet in March 1828.
Amazing, special, banging – just some of the fan comments after Arctic Monkeys’ triumphant homecoming shows as the Sheffield quartet played two nights in the city.
A year ago, the Hoosiers brought in the No. 25 recruiting class in the country, headlined by a quartet of four-star prospects.
Back in June, he led a quartet of East African states in proposing a comprehensive approach to peace.
Bruce More’s 50th LFL joins a quartet known as the Colwood Creek Park Libraries.
But the fact the surviving quartet are now planning to celebrate her, and their collective legacy, tees up one of the big musical highlights of 2024.
Come and enjoy the sounds of this quartet loaded with energy and instruments, influenced by blues, jazz, polka, and rock.
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, a string quartet, will perform on Thursday, July 6, at 7 PM, at the First Baptist Church in New London.
Common combinations with quartet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the quartet 45×
- string quartet 31×
- quartet of 29×
- quartet and 11×
- quartet is 8×
- quartet was 6×
- quartet for 6×
- quartet playing 5×
- quartet in 5×
- quartet the 5×