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Four-Temperament Ensemble/Music

Examples of Four-Temperament Ensemble in Music include:

  • The Beatles were usually portrayed by the media with Paul as sanguine, John as choleric, George as melancholic and Ringo as phlegmatic. The later years showed otherwise: Paul was choleric, John was melancholic, George was phlegmatic and Ringo was sanguine.
  • In the famous punk band The Ramones: Joey is Phlegmatic, Johnny is Choleric, DeeDee is Melancholic and Marky is Sanguine.
  • Franz Ferdinand: Lead Singer/Guitarist Alex Kapranos is Sanguine, Rhythm Guitarist/Keyboardist Nick McCarthy is Choleric, Drummer Paul Thompson is Melancholic, and Bassist Bob Hardy is Phlegmatic
  • The Wiggles: Greg is Choleric (he even wears yellow), Jeff is Phlegmatic, Murray (wearing red) is Sanguine, Anthony is Melancholic.
  • U2: Bono is Sanguine (most of the time), Edge is Melancholic, Adam is Phlegmatic and Larry is Choleric.
  • Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant is Choleric, Jimmy Page is Melancholic, John Paul Jones is Phlegmatic and John Bonham was Sanguine.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony is Choleric, Flea is Sanguine, John/Josh is Melancholic, Chad is Phlegmatic.
  • System of a Down: Singer/keyboardist Serj Tankian is Melancholic. Guitarist/Singer Daron Malakian is Choleric. Bassist Shavo Odadjian is Phlegmatic. Drummer John Dolmayan is Sanguine.
  • The Who: Roger Daltrey is Choleric (he even had the Hair-Trigger Temper and used to start fights with the others), Pete Townshend is Melancholic, John Entwistle was Phlegmatic (he even wrote a song about himself called "The Quiet One") and Keith Moon was Sanguine Moon the Loon.
  • The Corrs: Andrea is melancholic, Jim is choleric, Sharon is supine, Caroline is sanguine.
  • Metallica: James Hetfield is choleric, Lars Ulrich is sanguine, and Kirk Hammett is phlegmatic. The bass players occupy less certain territory, but it could be argued that Cliff Burton was a melancholic, Jason Newsted a phlegmatic and Robert Trujillo somewhere between a phlegmatic and a sanguine.
  • Gorillaz: Murdoc is choleric, 2D is Sanguine, Noodle is Melancholic and Russel is phlegmatic.
  • For Disturbed, vocalist David Draiman is Phlegmatic (tends to sit in a dark, lonely corner and write lyrics), guitarist Dan Donegan is Melancholic (main song-writer, generally a meticulous professional) while drummer Mike Wengren and bassist John Moyer tend to sit between Choleric and Sanguine[1]
  • Behemoth - Nergal is Choleric, Inferno is Melancholic, Orion is Plegmatic, and Seth is Sanguine.
  • Queen: Freddie Mercury was Choleric, Brian May is Phlegmatic, Roger Taylor is Sanguine, and John Deacon is Melancholic.
  • ABBA: Frida is Sanguine, Björn is Choleric, Agnetha is Melancholic, and Benny is Phlegmatic.
  • Pantera: Phil Anselmo is choleric, Dimebag Darrell Abbott is sanguine, Rex Brown is melancholic, and Vinnie Paul is phlegmatic.
  • Nirvana: Kurt Cobain was melancholic, Krist Novoselic is phlegmatic, and Dave Grohl is sanguine.
  • Green Day: Billie Joe Armstrong is choleric/sanguine, Mike Dirnt is melancholic, and Tre Cool is phlegmatic.
  • Pink Floyd: Roger Waters was choleric/melancholic, David Gilmour sanguine, Richard Wright supine, and Nick Mason phlegmatic II.
  • Radiohead: Thom is choleric, Jonny is melancholic, Ed is sanguine, Phil is phlegmatic, and Colin is supine
  • Rush: Alex is Sanguine, Geddy is Choleric, and Neil is a mix of Phlegmatic and Melancholic.
  • Black Sabbath: The original four- Ozzy is Sanguine, Geezer is Choleric, Tony is Melancholic, and Bill is (usually) Phlegmatic. When Ronnie James Dio came along, he was a combination of Sanguine and Choleric.
  • Aerosmith: Steven Tyler is Choleric, Joe Perry is Melancholic, Tom Hamilton is Sanguine, Brad Whitford is Phlegmatic, and Joey Kramer is Supine.
  • Depeche Mode: Founding member Vince Clarke is a little hard to pin down, but could perhaps be best described as melancholic/phlegmatic; meanwhile, Dave Gahan is sanguine/choleric, Martin Gore is phlegmatic, and Andy Fletcher and Alan Wilder are melancholic.


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  1. ↑ Mike is deeply involved in song-writing and tends to provide the most mood, heaviness and "feel" to the sound, but is also the lovable goof of the group; John is a humble sweet-heart, the all-around Nice Guy who prefers to find ways to better-structure and improve upon the template the others provide. If you want to get technical, Mike is closest to Choleric and John is closer to Sanguine
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