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String Quartet No. 1 in G minor

Guy Ropartz · 1864–1955 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDramaticDarkLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 44 min
Composed
1893
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 44 minutes; the longest of his six quartets

About this work

Composed
1893
Dedicated to
Vincent d' Indy
  1. Lent () - Modérément animé ()
  2. Vif ()
  3. Assez lent ()
  4. Vif et animé ()
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