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Kronos Quartet

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Sound Signature

classicalcontemporary classicalminimalismpost-minimalismamericanstring quartetinstrumentalmodern classical

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach1630100

Origins

GeographyUS

Connections

Sampled From

Big Furry Head
Amon Tobin
Keep Your Distance
Amon Tobin
Always
Amon Tobin
Straight Psyche
Amon Tobin
Kitchen Sink
Amon Tobin
Ever Falling
Amon Tobin

Sampled By

Oración
ctRl
I Rent the Ocean
Aaron Funk
I Rent the Ocean
Venetian Snares
Chris Is Awesome!
Viro the Virus
Hey, Man!
Bill Meyers
Hey, Man!
Brad Haehnel

Release Timeline

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Discography

Salome Dances for Peace
Salome Dances for Peace
1989
String Quartets
String Quartets
2011
Advent / Crisis & Overcoming / Transmutation
Advent / Crisis & Overcoming / Transmutation
1991
The Complete String Quartets
The Complete String Quartets
1998
Forgive Us For
Forgive Us For
2025
Mỹ Lai
Mỹ Lai
2022
Vaya Vaya
Vaya Vaya
2021
Hunting: Gathering
Hunting: Gathering
1991
Landfall
Landfall
2018
Music of Vladimir Martynov
Music of Vladimir Martynov
2012
Music for Heart and Breath
Music for Heart and Breath
2014
Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
2018
Pieces of Africa
Pieces of Africa
1992
String Quartet no. 4
String Quartet no. 4
2003
U.S. Highball
U.S. Highball
2003
Floodplain
Floodplain
2009
Music by Sculthorpe, Sallinen, Glass, Nancarrow, and Hendrix
Music by Sculthorpe, Sallinen, Glass, Nancarrow, and Hendrix
1986
String Quartet no. 1, op. 62 "Already It Is Dusk" / String Quartet no. 2, op. 64 "Quasi una fantasia"
String Quartet no. 1, op. 62 "Already It Is Dusk" / String Quartet no. 2, op. 64 "Quasi una fantasia"
1993
Uniko
Uniko
2011
At the Grave of Richard Wagner
At the Grave of Richard Wagner
1993
Ghost Opera
Ghost Opera
1997
Short Stories
Short Stories
1993
Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk
Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk
1985
Outer Spaceways Incorporated: Kronos Quartet & Friends Meet Sun Ra
Outer Spaceways Incorporated: Kronos Quartet & Friends Meet Sun Ra
2024
All the Rage
All the Rage
1993
Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog
Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog
2023
Long Time Passing
Long Time Passing
2020
Kronos Plays Holmgreen
Kronos Plays Holmgreen
2008
Music of Bill Evans
Music of Bill Evans
1986
Winter Was Hard
Winter Was Hard
1988
Folk Songs
Folk Songs
2017
Night Prayers
Night Prayers
1994
Ladilikan
Ladilikan
2017
The Sea Ranch Songs
The Sea Ranch Songs
2016
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000
String Quartet no. 3 “...songs are sung”
String Quartet no. 3 “...songs are sung”
2007
Aheym
Aheym
2013
Eh Ya Ye
Eh Ya Ye
2017
White Man Sleeps
White Man Sleeps
1987
Dracula
Dracula
1999
Placeless
Placeless
2019
Smell Memory
Smell Memory
2019
Nuevo
Nuevo
2002
In Formation
In Formation
1990
The Cusp of Magic
The Cusp of Magic
2008
Black Angels
Black Angels
1990
Under 30 Project: 1-4
Under 30 Project: 1-4
2013
Rebirth of a Nation
Rebirth of a Nation
2015
Sun Rings
Sun Rings
2019
Already It Is Dusk / ''Lerchenmusik''
Already It Is Dusk / ''Lerchenmusik''
1991
Spider
Spider
2002
Oceana
Oceana
2007
Plays Sigur Rós
Plays Sigur Rós
2007
Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances
Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances
1998
You’ve Stolen My Heart: Songs From R.D. Burman’s Bollywood
You’ve Stolen My Heart: Songs From R.D. Burman’s Bollywood
2005
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
2025
Death and the Civil War
Death and the Civil War
2012
Séraphîta
Séraphîta
2017
Piano and String Quartet
Piano and String Quartet
1993
Mugam Sayagi
Mugam Sayagi
2005
Piano and Strings Quartet
Piano and Strings Quartet
1993
Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint
Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint
1989
Du Cristal / …À La Fumée / Nymphéa
Du Cristal / …À La Fumée / Nymphéa
1993
Cadenza on the Night Plain
Cadenza on the Night Plain
1985
Five Tango Sensations
Five Tango Sensations
1991
Green Ground
Green Ground
2016
Witness
Witness
2025
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
1997
Images Suite
Images Suite
2024
Kronos Caravan
Kronos Caravan
2000
Tundra Songs
Tundra Songs
2015
Kronos Explorer Series
Kronos Explorer Series
2014
The Complete Landmark Sessions
The Complete Landmark Sessions
1997
Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ)
Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ)
1997
Music of Central Asia, Volume 8: Rainbow
Music of Central Asia, Volume 8: Rainbow
2010
Howl, U.S.A.
Howl, U.S.A.
1996
Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass
Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass
1995
String Quartet
String Quartet
1991
Requiem for Adam / Philosopher's Hand
Requiem for Adam / Philosopher's Hand
2001