String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7

Arnold Schoenberg · 1874–1951 · Austrian-American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 45 min
Composed: 1904–05
Era: 20th century

Notes

One continuous movement of about 45 minutes in four linked sections; extremely dense

About this work

Composed: 1904-05
First performed: 1907/02/05 in Wien, Bösendorfer-Saal; Rosé-Quartett

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