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String Quartet No. 1 in D major

Tomás Bretón · 1850–1923 · Spanish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 33 min
Composed
1904
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Queen Maria Cristina; ends with a Grave and fugue

About this work

Composed
1904
Dedicated to
Queen Maria Cristina
First performed
18 February 1905, Teatro de la comedia (Madrid), by Cuarteto Francés
  1. Allegro moderato non tanto
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo. Allegro
  4. Grave — Fuga. Moderato — Allegro
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