String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 7

Ernő Dohnányi · 1877–1960 · Hungarian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 31 min
Composed: 1899
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; first published by Doblinger in 1903

About this work

Composed: 1899

Allegro
Allegretto grazioso
Molto adagio con espressione
Finale: Vivace

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