Quartette

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quartet \Quar*tet"\, Quartette \Quar*tette"\, n. [It. quartetto,
     dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the
     fourth. See {Quart}.]
     1. (Mus.)
        (a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a
            single voice or instrument.


        (b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in
            four parts.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quartette
       n 1: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quartet}]
       2: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartet},
           {quadruplet}]
       3: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop
          quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: {quartet},
           {foursome}]
       4: a musical composition for four performers [syn: {quartet}]