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String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, H. 70 ("Bologna")

Frank Bridge · 1879–1941 · British
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 30 min
Composed
1906
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; written in 1906 and published in 1916

About this work

Composed
1906
First performed
16 June 1909
  1. Adagio – Allegro appassionato
  2. Adagio molto
  3. Allegretto grazioso – Animato
  4. Allegro agitato – Allegretto moderato – Adagio molto
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