String quartet
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The term string quartet is a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play the quartets. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical
The Fitzwilliam Quartet
A string quartet in performance. From left to right: violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello
End of Arensky's String Quartet No. 2 for violin, viola and two cellos, played at the Casals Forum in 2023
Pacifica Quartet performs at the Library of Congress Antonio Stradivari Anniversary concert on December 18, 2024
Joseph Haydn
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Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form
String quartet
…musical ensemble consists of two violinists, a violist, and a cellist. The string quartet was developed into its present form by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, whose works from the 1750s onwards established the ensemble as a group of four more-or-less equal partners. Since that time, the string quartet has…
Portrait, 1791
St. Stephen's Cathedral. In the foreground is the Kapellhaus (demolished 1804), where Haydn lived as a chorister.
Morzin Palace, Dolní Lukavice, Czech Republic
Haydn's wife. Unauthenticated miniature attributed to Ludwig Guttenbrunn