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String Quartet No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 17

Giovanni Sgambati · 1841–1914 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet, Op. 12
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MinorDramaticLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 32 min
Composed
1882
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements with a Prestissimo second; catalogued as Op. 12 in Sgambati's own list

About this work

Composed
1882?
Dedicated to
John W. Field (fl.1882-87)
  1. Adagio – Animando un poco – Più adagio (Tempo I) – Vivace, ma non troppo (D-flat major – c#)
  2. Prestissimo
  3. Andante sostenuto (g#)
  4. Allegro (c#)
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