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String Quartet No. 1 in A major

Franz Schmidt · 1874–1939 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet in A major
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 39 min
Composed
1925
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 39 minutes

About this work

Composed
1925
Dedicated to
Rudolf Fitzner, Christa Richter (1899–1962) and Erwin Dengler (quartet colleagues)
  1. Anmutig bewegt
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo. Sehr lebhaft
  4. Ruhig fließend - Sehr langsam - Lebhaft - Lebhafter und allmählich nach Möglichkeit schneller werden - Sehr schnell - Wie zu Anfang
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