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Quartet (other)
A quartet is a musical group of four people or a piece written for four musicians Quartet may also refer to: Albums * ''Quartet'' (Alison Brown album), 1996 * ''Quartet'' (Bill Frisell album), 1996 * ''Quartet'' (Herbie Hancock album), 1982 * ''Quartet'' (McCoy Tyner album), 2007 * ''Quartet'' (Pat Metheny album), 1996 * ''Quartet'' (Tony Rice and Peter Rowan album), 2007 * ''Quartet'' (Ultravox album), 1982 * ''Quartets'' (Boxhead Ensemble album), 2003 * ''Quartets'' (Fred Frith album), 1994 Film and television * ''Quartet'' (1948 film), a British anthology film based on W. Somerset Maugham stories * ''Quartet'' (1981 film), a Merchant Ivory film based on the Jean Rhys novel * ''Quartet'' (2012 film), a British comedy-drama film based on the Ronald Harwood play * ''Quartet'' (Japanese TV series), a 2017 Japanese drama series * Quartet (Australian TV series), 1972 Games * Quartet (cards), a set of four cards of the same rank * Quartets (card game), a card game rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet
In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments. Classical String quartet In classical music, one of the most common combinations of four instruments in chamber music is the string quartet. String quartets most often consist of two violins, a viola, and a cello. The particular choice and number of instruments derives from the registers of the human voice: soprano, alto, tenor and bass (SATB). In the string quartet, two violins play the soprano and alto vocal registers, the viola plays the tenor register and the cello plays the bass register. Composers of notable string quartets include Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ... (List of string qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (cards)
A set or group in card games is a scoring combination consisting of three or more playing cards of the same rank;Parlett (2008) p. 489. in some games, such as Bieten, a set may also comprise just two cards (a 'pair'). Description Sets are one of the two types of meld that may be used in games where melding is part of the play; the other being a run or sequence. A set or group comprises 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A prial, pair royal, gleek or triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal rank and a quartet or, in some older games, a mournival, is one of four cards of the same rank.Parlett (2008), pp. 287, 645. Usually a pair (2 cards of the same rank but different suits) is not counted as a "set"; but some games, such as Bieten or Perlaggen do include pairs as sets. A wild set is one containing wild cards – that is, those cards designated in the rules as being wild, for example, the jokers in Rommé. On the other hand, a natural set is one consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four-piece
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo (harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartette (band)
Quartette is a Canadian country-folk group consisting of Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick and Sylvia Tyson. Each of the four members also record as solo artists in addition to their work as a group. History The group was originally formed in 1993 and included Tyson, Hanford, Church and Colleen Peterson. In 1994 Quartette released a self-titled album,"Quartette brings Christmas to Morinville" . ''St. Albert Gazette'', Nov 25, 2015 Anna Borowiecki and later that year won a award for best vocal collaboration. In 1995 and 1996 they were nominated for |
Quartet On The Middle East
The Quartet on the Middle East or Middle East Quartet, sometimes called the Diplomatic Quartet or Madrid Quartet or simply the Quartet, is a foursome of nations and international and supranational entities involved in mediating the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. The Quartet comprises the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia. The group was established in Madrid in 2002, recalling Madrid Conference of 1991, as a result of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. In 2002, the Quartet established the Office of the Quartet in East Jerusalem to take "tangible steps on the ground to advance the Palestinian economy and preserve the possibility of a two state solution." Kito de Boer was the head of the Office from January 2015 to June 2017,"Welcome to the websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (sculpture)
''Quartet'' is a public art work by artist Celine Farrell located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M .... The painted steel sculpture consists of four panels radiating out from a center point. Each panel is painted a different color and has shapes cut out to represent the four seasons. It is located at West Windlake Avenue and West Lincoln Avenue west of Kosciuszko Park in the Lincoln Village neighborhood. A derivative sculpture was created by recycling the cut away elements; this work is installed nearby at Ben's Cycle and Fitness, maker of Milwaukee Bicycles. References Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee 2008 sculptures {{Public-art-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (computing)
In computing, a nibble (occasionally nybble, nyble, or nybl to match the spelling of byte) is a four-bit aggregation, or half an octet. It is also known as half-byte or tetrade. In a networking or telecommunication context, the nibble is often called a semi-octet, quadbit, or quartet. A nibble has sixteen () possible values. A nibble can be represented by a single hexadecimal digit (–) and called a hex digit. A full byte (octet) is represented by two hexadecimal digits (–); therefore, it is common to display a byte of information as two nibbles. Sometimes the set of all 256-byte values is represented as a table, which gives easily readable hexadecimal codes for each value. Four-bit computer architectures use groups of four bits as their fundamental unit. Such architectures were used in early microprocessors, pocket calculators and pocket computers. They continue to be used in some microcontrollers. In this context, 4-bit groups were sometimes also called ''characters'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (short Story Collection)
''Quartet: Four Tales from the Crossroads'' is the seventh collection by author George R.R. Martin, first published in February 2001 by NESFA Press. It contains three novellas and a teleplay. ''The Skin Trade'' ''The Skin Trade'', a horror novella about werewolves, was originally published in 1988 in the ''Night Visions 5'' collection, later retitled as '' Dark Visions''. It won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in 1989, and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. It was later included in '' Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective'' (2003). In September 2013, Avatar Press began publishing a four-issue ''Skin Trade'' comic book series, written by Martin and Daniel Abraham, with illustrated color covers and interiors by Mike Wolfer; it was completed in December of that year, followed by a graphic novel collected hardcover volume. In October 2013, WSFA Press published ''The Skin Trade'' in both a standard hardcover and a 500-copy signed and numbered limited edition. ''The Skin Trade'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (novel)
''Quartet'' is Jean Rhys's 1928 debut novel, set in Paris's bohemian café society. Originally published by Chatto and Windus, ''Quartet'' was Rhys's first published book other than her short story collection '' The Left Bank and Other Stories'' (1927). In the UK ''Quartet'' was released under the publisher's preferred title ''Postures'' which Rhys disliked. After it was well received in the US as ''Quartet'' (1929), Rhys had later UK editions re-titled to her original choice of ''Quartet'', which alludes to four central characters comprising two couples. Like various Jean Rhys novels, ''Quartet'' is autobiographical fiction. It is a ''roman à clef'' based on her extramarital affair and acrimonious break-up with her literary mentor Ford Madox Ford, the English author and editor of ''The Transatlantic Review'' literary magazine. The affair occurred in Ford's Paris home under the eye of his common-law wife, Australian artist Stella Bowen, while Rhys's husband Jean Lenglet was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (Müller Play)
''Quartet'', sometimes written as ''Quartett'', is a 1980 play written by the (formerly East) German playwright Heiner Müller. Its subject matter rendered it unlikely for production under the GDR's repressive cultural policies, but Müller's status as the nation's most eminent playwright after the death of Bertolt Brecht allowed him great leeway for travel, and so when the progressive director of the prestigious Schauspielhaus Bochum offered him and his director B. K. Tragelehn the chance to premier the work there, the GDR's cultural czars offered no objection. The casting was stellar: despite the profusion of eminent actors in the Bochum company, one of the leading actresses of the even more eminent Berliner Schaubühne Libgart Schwarz was asked to play "Merteuil" to the "Valmont" of the peripatetic Fassbinder collaborator Fritz Schediwy. The play is in Müller's highly laconic late style: there are no stage directions; punctuation is sparse, giving the text a bald, telegraph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (Harwood Play)
''Quartet'' is a play by Ronald Harwood about aging opera singers. The play, presented by Michael Codron, was first directed by Christopher Morahan at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford prior to its West End opening at the Albery Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre) on 8 September 1999 starring Sir Donald Sinden as Wilfred, Alec McCowen as Reginald, Stephanie Cole as Cecily and Angela Thorne as Jean. Following a four-month run it closed on 8 January 2000. A regional tour from June to August 2010 enjoyed success with Michael Jayston as Reggie, Timothy West as Wilfred, Susannah York as Jean, and Gwen Taylor as Cecily. Plot The setting is a retirement home for musicians. Three elderly former opera-singers, who often worked together, are sitting out on the terrace. Reginald is quietly reading a serious book, but jovial, priapic Wilfred is chuckling about sex, as he regards Cissy, lying back and listening to music through her headphones. They are about to be joined by newcom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (video Game)
is a run-and-gun shooter video game released by Sega for arcades in 1986. ''Quartet'' allows one to four players to guide a set of characters through a base taken over by an army of robots. Players control either Joe (yellow), Mary (red), Lee (blue), or Edgar (green) across 32 unique side-scrolling levels. The object of the game is to advance through the level, fighting opponents that come out of portals in the walls, and eventually defeat a boss that carries the door key used to open the "exit door" for the level. The game was originally released for the arcades as a dedicated four-player cabinet similar to Atari Games' '' Gauntlet''. A 2-players version, titled ''Quartet 2'', was released by Sun Electronics, as a conversion kit. The game was ported to the Master System, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Quartet'' on their May 1, 1986 issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
