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String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major, F. 25

Arthur Bliss · 1891–1975 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 29 min
Composed
1941
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 29 minutes

About this work

Composed
1941
Dedicated to
This Quartet was written for Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
First performed
1941/4/9; Berkeley - University of California, Berkeley - Pro Arte String Quintet (Antonio Brosa, Laurent Halleux, Germain Prevost, C. Warwick Evans)
  1. Andante maestoso - Allegro con brio
  2. Allegretto
  3. Sostenuto
  4. Vivace
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