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String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, B. 40

Ernest Bloch · 1880–1959 · Swiss-American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 53 min
Composed
1916
Era
20th century

Notes

Four large movements, nearly an hour long

About this work

Composed
1916
Dedicated to
Au Quatuor de Flonzaley Quartet; (MM. Adolfo Betti - Alfred Pochon - Ugo Ara - Ivan d'Archambeau)
First performed
29 December 1916
  1. Andante moderato ()
  2. Allegro frenetico ()
  3. Andante molto moderato (Pastorale)
  4. Finale. Vivace
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