Thema con variazioni in B-flat major, H 269

Zdeněk Fibich · 1850–1900 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Short piece
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1883
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Single-movement theme and variations; first published c. 1910

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Composed: 1883

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