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String Quartet in A minor

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari · 1876–1948 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
MinorLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1894
Era
20th century

Notes

Student work of 1894, left unpublished; four movements

About this work

Composed
1894-95
Dedicated to
Ludwig Abel
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio non troppo
  3. Allegro vivacissimo
  4. Finale. Allegro assai
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