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String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 16

Erich Wolfgang Korngold · 1897–1957 · Austrian-American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 31 min
Composed
1920–23
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; showy writing for violin 1

About this work

Composed
1921-23
Dedicated to
Rosé Quartet
First performed
8 January 1924 Vienna: Rosé Quartet
  1. Allegro molto
  2. Adagio quasi Fantasia
  3. Intermezzo
  4. Finale. Allegretto amabile e comodo
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