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Six Bagatelles, Op. 9

Anton Webern · 1883–1945 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Sechs Bagatellen für Streichquartett, Op. 9 · 6 Bagatellen
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
SlowDarkTenderWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1911–13
Era
20th century

Notes

Six aphoristic pieces lasting about four minutes in all

About this work

Composed
1910, 1913
  1. Mäßig
  2. Leicht bewegt
  3. Ziemlich fließend
  4. Sehr langsam
  5. Äußerst langsam
  6. Fließend
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