String Quartet No. 12 in G major, Op. 77

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 31 min
Composed: 1947
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four movements; the longest of his late quartets

About this work

Composed: 1947
Dedicated to: t=ded Dmitry Kabalevsky D(mitri) B(orisovich) Kabalevsky

Andante - Allegro moderato, G major, 269 bars
Allegro fantastico, G major, 281 bars
Andante con espressione, C minor, 110 bars
Allegro non troppo, G major, 228 bars

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