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String Quartet in D major

Mikhail Glinka · 1804–1857 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet No. 1
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 34 min
Composed
1823–24
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Early quartet in four movements, first performed in the 1940s

About this work

Composed
1823-24
First performed
1940s
  1. Allegro
  2. Larghetto
  3. Menuetto. Moderato - Trio
  4. Rondo
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