String Quartet

String quartet music, which waltzed onto the scene in the mid-18th century, typically features two violins, a viola, and a cello, proving that you can indeed have a party with just four stringed instruments. It often ranges from the intensely dramatic to the utterly whimsical, like a polite conversation that suddenly escalates into a row over the last biscuit. This genre has sparked countless masterpieces, and one could argue that it's the reason many students learnt to play the violin—if only to impress someone or avoid a career in law.