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String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, B. 19

Antonín Dvořák · 1841–1904 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MinorDarkLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 34 min
Composed
1870
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

One continuous movement in three sections; first published in 1968

About this work

Composed
1870?
First performed
1990/10/08 in Prague; Martinu Quartet
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