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String Quartet No. 2 in G minor ("A Maori Legend")

Alfred Hill · 1869–1960 · Australian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as A Maori Legend in Four Scenes
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
MinorFolkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1913
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four programmatic scenes from a Maori legend; published 1913

About this work

  1. The Forest. Allegro agitato ()
  2. The Dream. Adagio ()
  3. Scherzo: The karakia (Incantation) and the coming of the birds. Adagio () - Presto () -
  4. Finale: The dedication and launching of the canoe. Poco adagio () - Allegro () - Lento ()
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