String Quartet No. 8 in C major, Op. 192 No. 3 ("Suite in Canon Form")

Joachim Raff · 1822–1882 · Swiss-German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Suite in Kanonform

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1874
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Seven short movements in canon form (Suite in Canon Form); the last of the Op. 192 set

About this work

Composed: 1874

Marsch (Allegro. )
Sarabande (Andante, moderato assai. )
Capriccio (Vivace. )
Arie - Doppelcanon. (Quasi larghetto. )
Gavotte und Musette (Allegro vivace. )
Menuett (Allegro molto. )
Gigue (Allegro. )

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