What instruments is in a string quartet?

Answer 1

Traditionally, string quartets are composed of two violins, a viola, and a cello. However, there are some compositions that instead require, for instance, a violin, a viola, a cello, and a double bass, or some other variation on stringed instruments.

Answer 2

The classical string quartet has a first and second violin, a viola and a cello. It was formalized by Franz Josef Haydn and perfected by him and Mozart. Nearly every classical composer since their time has written at least one string quartet.

Answer 3

string Quartets are 2 Violins, a Viola and a Cello.

Answer 4

The string quartet consists of two violins, a viola and a cello. A piano quartet is the same, but a piano replaces one of the violins.

Answer 5

Being as a quartet signifies "4", a string quartet could be comprised of one each of the stringed instruments:

* Violin * Viola * Cello * Bass

Answer 6

2 violins, viola, cello

or (depending on the requirements of the music)

violin, viola, cello, string bass

Answer 7

There are usually two violins, one viola, and one cello.

Answer 8

violin, cello, viola, bass :)

Answer 9

Two violins, one viola, one cello.