String Quartet Movement in A minor

Niels Gade · 1817–1890 · Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Allegro in A minor · String Quartet in A minor

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Short piece
Length: About 6 min
Composed: 1836
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Single Allegro for string quartet; an early work of 1836

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