Quartet
In a general way, a quartet indicates a group of four elements - often, a group of four people. In Music, the word can take on several directions.
Musical formation
A quartet (in classical music) is first of all a musical Ensemble composed of four Musicien S Soliste S or of four groups of musicians, i.e., four Pupitre S. In Jazz one generally uses the Anglo-Saxon term Quartet .
Musical genre
A quartet is also a piece of music or a Musical genre dedicated to this type of formation. It then indicates a music intended to be interpreted by four soloists, with or without accompaniment.
- For example, the quartet of the fourth act of the Rigoletto of Giuseppe Verdi - four Singer S plus the orchestral accompaniment .
In the Classical music, and more precisely, in the Chamber music, many quartets are in fact of the “sonatas in quartet”, of the “sonatas with four”.
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When the term indicates a unit made up of two Violon S, a viola and a Violoncelle, the quartet then takes the name of String quartet.
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When the second violin of a string quartet is replaced, by a Clarinette, a Flûte, a Piano - for example -, this formation takes then, respectively, the name of Quatuor with clarinet, Quatuor with flute, Quatuor with piano, etc
Other
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External bonds
- Internet site of Quartet
See too
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