String quartet

A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group.

External Links

• Lewis Morton's The String Quartet Page
• Greg Sandow - Introducing String Quartets
• A brief history of the development of the String Quartet up to Beethoven
• Beethoven's string quartets, considered to be some of the best quartets ever written
• Art of the States: string quartet works for string quartet by American composers
• Carmine String Quartet webportal, fine chamber music from Hungary