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String Sextet in A major

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1844–1908 · Russian
For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1876
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Five movements including a Rondo fugato and a saltarello Scherzo; first published in 1912

About this work

Composed
1876
  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Rondo fugato. Allegretto grazioso
  3. Scherzo. Vivace alla saltarello
  4. Andante espressivo
  5. Finale. Allegro molto
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