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Tema variado en cuarteto, Op. 17

Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga · 1806–1826 · Spanish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Variations for String Quartet, Op. 17
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 8 min
Composed
1820
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Theme and variations for string quartet; first performed in 1956 at Bilbao

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Composed
1820
First performed
1956, Bilbao
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