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String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1

Johannes Brahms · 1833–1897 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 32 min
Composed
1873
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Dense, orchestral textures; cross-rhythms throughout

About this work

  1. Allegro
  2. Romanze: Poco adagio
  3. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo
  4. Allegro
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