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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 ("Death and the Maiden")

Franz Schubert · 1797–1828 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Der Tod und das Mädchen
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 40 min
Composed
1824
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Variations on Schubert's song; relentless tarantella finale

About this work

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante con moto
  3. Scherzo: Allegro molto
  4. Presto
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