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String Quartet No. 31 in A major, Op. 132

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 29 min
Composed: 1846
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Late quartet; four movements

About this work

Composed: 1846 (February)
First performed: 1846

Allegro vivace ()
Adagio ()
Scherzo. Vivace ()
Finale. Allegro molto ()

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