String Quartet in E minor, RT VIII/8

Frederick Delius · 1862–1934 · British

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 28 min
Composed: 1916–17
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; the slow third movement is known as 'Late Swallows'

About this work

Composed: 1916 June (3 movements); 1917 (4 movements)
First performed: 1916 November 17, London, Aeolian Hall (3-movement version); 1919 February 1, London (revised 4-movement version)

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