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String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 55

Nikolai Myaskovsky · 1881–1950 · Russian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 29 min
Composed: 1941
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four movements, including a fantastic scherzo (Vivace e fantastico)

About this work

Composed: 1941
Dedicated to: Y.M. Guzikov
First performed: 1941 in Tblisi

Andantino, F major, 361 bars
Vivace e fantastico, D minor, 281 bars
Andante con moto, B major, 166 bars
Vivacissimo, F major, 332 bars

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