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String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50

Sergei Prokofiev · 1891–1953 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDarkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1930
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; commissioned by the Library of Congress, with a slow finale

About this work

Composed
19301931
First performed
25 April 1931; Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Brosa Quartet.
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante molto - Vivace
  3. Andante
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