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String Quartet No. 6 in C major

Karl Weigl · 1881–1949 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1939
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, including a 'De profundis' Adagio; dedicated to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge

About this work

Composed
1939
Dedicated to
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
First performed
1954 February 8 (maybe earlier?)
  1. Allegro
  2. “De profundis”—Adagio
  3. Allegro ma non troppo
  4. Allegro molto
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