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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 150 No. 1

Ferdinand Ries · 1784–1838 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 29 min
Composed
1826
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

First movement alternates Allegro and Andantino sections; four movements

About this work

Composed
1826 Godesburg
Dedicated to
M. le General de Witzleben
  1. Allegro con spirito — Andantino (alternate)
  2. Adagio con moto
  3. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
  4. Finale. Allegro
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