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String Quartet in D major

Arnold Schoenberg · 1874–1951 · Austrian-American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
MajorLyricalHeroicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1897
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements in a late-Romantic idiom; unpublished in his lifetime

About this work

Composed
1897
First performed
1898/04/17 in Vienna, Wiener Tonkünstler-Verein (private); 20 December 1898 in Vienna (public)
  1. Allegro molto
  2. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso (f#)
  3. Theme and Variations. Andante con moto
  4. Allegro - Presto
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