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String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 26

Ernst Toch · 1887–1964 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1919
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 28 minutes

About this work

Composed
1919
Dedicated to
Hugo Birkigt
  1. Mit Kraft und Ungestüm
  2. Graziös und duftig
  3. Adagio
  4. Übermütig
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