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String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1

Robert Schumann · 1810–1856 · German
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 25 min
Composed
1842
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Mendelssohn; opens with a slow Introduzione, the first of three quartets written in 1842

About this work

Composed
1842
Dedicated to
Seinem Freunde Felix Mendelssohn 6=Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) gewidmet
  1. Introduzione. Andante espressivo - Allegro
  2. Scherzo. Presto
  3. Adagio
  4. Presto
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