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String Quartet No. 1, WV 72

Erwin Schulhoff · 1894–1942 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 16 min
Composed
1924
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, including a Slovak-style Allegro giocoso (alla Slovacca)

About this work

Composed
1924
First performed
3 September 1925 — Venice, IGNM Chamber Music Festival: Zika Quartet
  1. Presto con fuoco
  2. Allegretto con moto e con maliconia grotesca
  3. Allegro giocoso alla Slovacca
  4. Andante molto sostenuto
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