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String Quartet No. 1 in C major

Antonio Bazzini · 1818–1897 · Italian
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 33 min
Composed
1864
Era
Early Romantic

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Won the 1864 composition prize of the Società del Quartetto, Milan; published in 1882

About this work

Composed
1864
First performed
1880 or earlier
  1. Adagio - Allegro risoluto
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivo
  4. Finale. Allegro deciso
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