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String Quartet in E minor

Ethel Smyth · 1858–1944 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 41 min
Composed
1902–12
Era
Late Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Four movements; first performed by the London Quartet (1914)

About this work

Composed
1902, rev.1912|
Dedicated to
To the London String Quartet
First performed
1914 December 3, London Quartet
  1. Allegretto lirico
  2. Allegro molto leggiero
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro energico
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