Juilliard String Quartet
American musical group
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The Juilliard String Quartet was an American musical ensemble founded in 1946. It was an important contributor to the development of chamber music in the United States. The quartet is associated with the Juilliard School, a renowned performing arts institution in New York City. A string quartet is a musical composition for two violins, a viola, and a cello, typically in four movements, and has been a dominant genre in chamber music since around 1750.123
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