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String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1840–1893 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1871
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Contains the Andante cantabile; the syncopated opening needs ensemble discipline

About this work

  1. Moderato e semplice
  2. Andante cantabile
  3. Scherzo: Allegro non tanto e con fuoco
  4. Finale: Allegro giusto – Allegro vivace
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