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String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, B. 75

Antonín Dvořák · 1841–1904 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticFolkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1877
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements, the second an 'Alla Polka'; dedicated to Brahms

About this work

Composed
1877 December, rev.1879
Dedicated to
Johannes Brahms
First performed
14 December 1881 in Trieste (possibly)
  1. Allegro
  2. Alla Polka. Allegretto scherzando — Trio
  3. Adagio
  4. Finale. Poco Allegro
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