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String Quartet No. 2, H. 150

Bohuslav Martinů · 1890–1959 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 20 min
Composed
1925
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; written in Paris in 1925

About this work

Composed
1925
Dedicated to
the Novák-Frank Quartett
  1. Moderato - Allegro vivace, 261 bars
  2. Andante, 110 bars
  3. Allegro - Allegro ma non troppo, 253 bars
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