quartette

Other forms: quartettes

Definitions of quartette

1. noun

   a musical composition for four performers
   synonyms: quartet

   type of:

   composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music

   a musical work that has been created
2. noun

   four performers or singers who perform together
   synonyms: quartet

   types:

   barbershop quartet

   an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony

   string quartet, string quartette

   an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello

   type of:

   musical group, musical organisation, musical organization

   an organization of musicians who perform together
3. noun

   four people considered as a unit
   synonyms: foursome, quartet

   types:

   quadrumvirate

   a group of four men

   type of:

   assemblage, gathering

   a group of persons together in one place
4. noun

   a set of four similar things considered as a unit
   synonyms: quadruple, quadruplet, quartet

   type of:

   set

   a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used