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String Quartet No. 8 in C major

Sergei Taneyev · 1856–1915 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1882–83
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Youthful quartet, first published in 1952; closes with a rondo finale

About this work

Composed
1882-3
First performed
1883, Moscow
  1. Allegro con brio, C major
  2. Adagio ma non troppo, F major
  3. Tempo di minuetto (Moderato), C major
  4. Finale [Rondo]: Allegro molto, C major
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