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String quartets have been composed in a number of styles or genres, for example classical, romantic and modern. If you are trying to find a certain type of piece for a string quartet, many works in many different styles have been composed or arranged to be played by a string quartet.
There are several different compositions called String Quartet in B-flat Major. Below is a listing (which may not be exclusive):Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 13 B♭ major, Op. 130Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, (B. 192)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 13 in D minor, K.173Franz Schubert - String Quartet No. 13, n A minor (the Rosamunde Quartet), D. 804, Op. 29Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138Louis Spohr - String Quartet No. 13 E minor, Op. 45, No. 2
The piece of string does not have a genre in the same way that music or literature does. It is simply an object without a defined genre.
Kronos quartet was founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. Their music genre is considered contemporary classical, and the band includes four members.
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Fernando Sor is best known for his Spanish guitar compositions in the late 1700's. Although this was his main genre he also composed music for voice, piano, opera and string quartet and even had a ballet score that had over 100 performances.
Deviating from the counterpoint style in Baroque period, Haydn wrote many of his compositions in Galant style. He was the pioneer in emerging the string quartet genre. His introduction to classical style is well illustrated by his 104 symphonies and 84 string quartets.
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There are many different types of chamber ensemble groups but the most popular is probably a string quartet (2 violins, viola, violoncello). There is also the woodwind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn), the piano trio (often piano, violin, and violoncello, although the latter two instruments are varied), brass quintet (2 trumpets/cornets, french horn, trombone/baritone, tuba), and the list goes on from there.
Most often in the classical music genre, a string quintet is comprised of two violins, a viola, a cello, and a double bass.