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String Quartet No. 4 in E major

Luigi Cherubini · 1760–1842 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 31 min
Composed
1835
Era
Classical

Notes

Apparently first published in 1889 (Payne), with Nos. 5 and 6; about 31 minutes

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Composed
1834-35
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A step before · level 5

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String Quartet in A major, Op. 33 No. 2, W. Va:A4
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A step after · level 7

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String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 ("Harp")
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