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What are the important forms of string quartet, including the first violin, the second violin, the viola and the cello?
String quartet is an important form of chamber music.

history

The history of string quartets can be traced back to the period of allegri (1584- 1652). Allegri is a musician in Papat Church in Rome. He was the first person to compose four sonatas for strings. 176 1 year, he spent a lot of time in Hungary as a court musician of Prince Estehachi. He wrote more than 75 string quartets. By the beginning of the 8th century, many musicians had written similar works, including Franz Joseph Haydn (1732.3.3 1. -1809.5.3 1) contributed the most.