String Quartet No. 9 in A 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: 1883
Era: Late Romantic

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Youthful quartet, first published in 1952

About this work

Composed: 1883

Allegro moderato, A major
Andante, E major
Scherzo: Allegro con fuoco - Trio: Moderato teneramente, f#
Allegro giocoso, A major

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