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Minuetto in G minor

Giuseppe Martucci · 1856–1909 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 5 min
Composed
1890
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Minuet for string quartet, published by Ricordi around 1890; usually played with the Momento musicale

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