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. 3 (Revueltas) String Quartet No. 3 (Revueltas) String Quartet No. 3 is a chamber-music work written in 1931 by the Mexican composer and violinist Silvestre Revueltas. Revueltas composed his Third Quartet in the same year as his Second, 1931, and the Cuarteto Clásico Nacional gave the first performance on 2 September 1931 . Although the score was announced in 1958 as being "in preparation for sale" , it was only finally published in 1995, fifty-five years after the composer's death and several decades after his other three quartets . The quartet is in three movements: This work is regarded as "the best,