{"id":43107,"date":"2024-05-16T15:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8c3ca4bf-3de3-4877-a3a9-5ff1b47182e3"},"modified":"2024-05-16T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:40:06","slug":"what-is-a-string-quartet","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/what-is-a-string-quartet\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a string quartet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 13:23 PM<\/p>

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A string quartet is both a piece of music written for an ensemble of four string instruments and also the name given to the ensemble itself.<\/strong><\/p>

Here’s one that really ought to be self-explanatory. String quartet: an ensemble of four solo strings, traditionally two violins, viola<\/a><\/strong> and cello<\/a><\/strong>. Through the achievements of Haydn<\/a><\/strong>, Mozart<\/a><\/strong> and Beethoven<\/a><\/strong>, it has come to symbolise the loftiest form of discourse in instrumental music. Need any more be said? <\/p>

Viola vs violin: what’s the difference?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
Well, yes. The point at which this first became an issue was the publication of Haydn\u2019s set of Op. 33 String Quartets in 1781, written \u2013 the composer insisted \u2013 in \u2018a new and special way\u2019. <\/p>