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quartet

[kwawr-tet] / kwɔrˈtɛt /




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While the quartet — the first metal band to perform at Sphere — tore through the instrumental deep cut “The Call of Ktulu,” that drippy leviathan swatted at life-sized fighter jets on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

One unusual aspect of these works is that they were not composed on the piano but directly on the sax, with fellow quartet members Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake and David Murray in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The fact that a quartet of such caliber signed on to this dreck would be surprising if Netflix’s M.O. weren’t trapping great actors in middling movies.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

A quartet of true freshmen pass-catchers trotted onto the Coliseum field around noon Saturday, taking their places to either flank of USC’s far-older quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

There’s a string quartet on this track that makes my hair stand on end, and some of the melodies and harmonies are so rich, my eyes literally prickle with tears.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Walt Disney designed Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. to transport visitors out of the modern world into a family-friendly fantasy packed with old-fashioned storefronts and barbershop quartets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

String quartets strummed their way through classical covers of pop hits.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

One led to another, and Riley has by now produced the most impressive large body of string quartets, 30 strong, since Haydn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025

It’s difficult to imagine even the earliest of Shostakovich’s quartets without some grit in the sound.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2024

The reason for this is that, like Beethoven’s late quartets, Chopin’s music is unusually intimate.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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