Kirtani quartet nau'i ne na gungu na kiɗa wanda ya ƙunshi ƴan wasa huɗu waɗanda ke yin kida. Daidaitaccen tsari na kirtani quartet ya haɗa da ƴan wasan violin guda biyu, mai kunna viola, da kuma mai ɗaukar hoto. Kalmar “string” tana nufin gaskiyar cewa kayan kidan da ke cikin rukunin ana buga su ne ta hanyar tsinke ko ruku’u. na kiɗan da aka haɗa musamman don wannan gungu. Quartets na kirtani sanannen nau'in nau'in kiɗa ne na gargajiya kuma shahararrun mawaƙa ne suka tsara su a tsawon tarihi.Gaba ɗaya, ma'anar ƙamus na "string quartet" ƙungiya ce ta kiɗa ko abun da aka rubuta don violin biyu, viola. , da kuma cello.