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String Quartet in D minor, FS 3d

Carl Nielsen · 1865–1931 · Danish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet in D minor, CNW 49
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 15 min
Composed
1883
Era
20th century

Notes

Student quartet in four movements, first published in 2003 (Carl Nielsen Edition)

About this work

Composed
1883
  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo. Allegro
  4. Finale. Allegro molto
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