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String Quartet in E minor

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

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
c. 1851
Era
Early Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Four movements, written by 1851; known from the manuscript

About this work

Composed
1851 or before
First performed
16 March 1851 or earlier, Berlin; additional performance 3 April 1854 noted in RISM
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