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String Quartet No. 1 in G minor

Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1872–1958 · 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 28 min
Composed
1908
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; composed in 1908

About this work

Composed
1909
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Minuet and Trio. Tempo di minuetto - Trio
  3. Romance. Andante sostenuto (C dorian)
  4. Finale: Rondo capriccioso. Allegro molto
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