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
 * 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.