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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor ("For Jean on Her Birthday")

Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1872–1958 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
MinorLyricalTenderDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1942–44
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; dedicated to the violist Jean Stewart on her birthday

About this work

Composed
1944
Dedicated to
For Jean on Her Birthday
  1. Prelude. Allegro appassionato
  2. Romance. Largo
  3. Scherzo. Allegro (D lydian)
  4. Epilogue. Andante sostenuto
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