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String Quartet in A major

Emilie Mayer · 1812–1883 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
c. 1856
Era
Early Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Four movements; the first quartet in cpo's series of her string quartets

About this work

Composed
1856 (not later than)
First performed
1856 (February or March) Berlin
  1. Un poco adagio Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo (Tempo di Minuetto in manuscript cello part)
  4. Finale. Allegretto
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