String quartet String quartet A string quartet is a musical ensemble consisting of four string players – two violin players, a viola player and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music, with most major composers, from the mid 18th century onwards, writing string quartets. The string quartet was developed into its current form by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, with his works in the 1750s establishing the genre. Ever since Haydn's day the string quartet has been considered a prestigious form
String Quartet No. 1 (Revueltas) String Quartet No. 1 (Revueltas) String Quartet No. 1 by the Mexican composer and violinist Silvestre Revueltas was composed in 1930. The score was completed in 1930 and is dedicated to Carlos Chávez . The quartet is in two movements: The first movement is regarded by one analyst as not following any conventional formal scheme, consisting instead of a series of contrasting episodes in different tempos and frequently changing meters that is similar to the Italian canzonas of the late-sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries . According to another view, it is in a ternary, ABA form, which conflicts with the