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Fugue in F minor, EG 114

Edvard Grieg · 1843–1907 · Norwegian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 3 min
Composed
1861
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Student fugue for string quartet, written in 1861 at the Leipzig Conservatory

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Composed
1861

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