Scherzo in A minor

Giacomo Puccini · 1858–1924 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Short piece
Length: About 1 min
Composed: c. 1880–83
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Student scherzo of under a minute; better known in its later orchestral arrangement

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