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String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · 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 24 min
Composed
1829
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Written after Op. 13 though numbered first; a Canzonetta takes the place of the scherzo

About this work

Composed
1829
  1. Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
  2. Canzonetta. Allegretto
  3. Andante espressivo
  4. Molto allegro e vivace
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