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String Quartet No. 3 in C major, Op. 17

Henri Marteau · 1874–1934 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part
MajorSlowLyricalDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 36 min
Composed
1916
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; the slow movement is "Hymne an den Schmerz" after a poem of Lamartine

About this work

Composed
1916
Dedicated to
Jacques Gordon
  1. Comodo
  2. Hymne an den Schmerz - Molto adagio (preceded by a poem of Lamartine) - Poco più andante
  3. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio à la Viennoise
  4. Finale - Adagio (E minor?)-Allegro (C minor-major)
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