quartet
A group of four people who play musical instruments or sing together. It can also refer to a piece of music written specifically for four performers.
例文
3 / 5The string quartet played beautiful music at the wedding.
The group of four musicians played lovely songs during the marriage ceremony.
The university is proud to host a world-renowned string quartet this evening.
The college is pleased to welcome a famous group of four players tonight.
My friends and I formed a small quartet to play at the park.
My pals and I started a four-person group to perform in the garden.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'Quart' (like 4 quarts in a gallon) plus 'et' (a small group). 4 + small group = Quartet.
クイックテスト
The ______ consists of two violins, one viola, and one cello.
正解！
正解は： quartet
例文
The string quartet played beautiful music at the wedding.
everydayThe group of four musicians played lovely songs during the marriage ceremony.
The university is proud to host a world-renowned string quartet this evening.
formalThe college is pleased to welcome a famous group of four players tonight.
My friends and I formed a small quartet to play at the park.
informalMy pals and I started a four-person group to perform in the garden.
The composer's later works redefined the structure of the modern quartet.
academicThe writer's final music changed how the four-person piece is organized.
We hired a jazz quartet to provide background music for the corporate event.
businessThe company employed four jazz musicians to play music at the business meeting.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
form a quartet
to start a group of four
string quartet
a standard musical group of four strings
vocal quartet
a singing group of four people
よく混同される語
A quarter is one-fourth (1/4) of something, while a quartet is a group of four people.
A quintet is a group of five people, whereas a quartet is a group of four.
使い方のコツ
While mainly used in music, you can use 'quartet' to describe any set of four related things or people. It is more formal than saying 'a group of four'.
よくある間違い
Learners often forget the 't' at the end or confuse it with 'quarter'. Remember that 'tet' sounds like 'four' in some related languages.
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'Quart' (like 4 quarts in a gallon) plus 'et' (a small group). 4 + small group = Quartet.
語源
From the Italian word 'quartetto', based on 'quarto' meaning 'fourth'.
文法パターン
文化的な背景
The string quartet is considered one of the most important forms in Western classical music, popularized by composers like Haydn and Beethoven.
クイックテスト
The ______ consists of two violins, one viola, and one cello.
正解！
正解は： quartet
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musicの関連語
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