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String Quartet in C minor

Ethel Smyth · 1858–1944 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 34 min
Composed
1881
Era
Late Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Student quartet of 1881 in four movements; modern edition 2016

About this work

Composed
1881 April 27
First performed
2011-4-23; Gerdur Gunnarsdottir & Kirsten Harms (violins),; Bettina Marquardt (viola), Ehrengard von Gemmingen (cello)
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