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String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 85

Claude Debussy · 1862–1918 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
MinorLivelyDramaticLyricalPlayfulWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1893
Era
20th century

Notes

Cyclic; pizzicato scherzo, shifting colours and rhythms

About this work

  1. Animé et très décidé
  2. Assez vif et bien rythmé
  3. Andantino, doucement expressif
  4. Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion
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