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String Quartet in F major

Mikhail Glinka · 1804–1857 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1830
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Four movements: Allegro spiritoso, Andante con moto, Menuetto, Rondo; first published in 1878

About this work

Composed
1830
  1. Allegro spiritoso
  2. Andante con moto
  3. Menuetto. Allegro brillante
  4. Rondo. Allegro moderato
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