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String Quartet No. 2 in G major
Alfonso de Elías · 1902–1984 · Mexican
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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- Ensemble
- String quartet
- Hardest part
- Violin 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 30 min
- Composed
- 1961
- Era
- 20th century
Notes
Four movements; dedicated to his wife
About this work
- Composed
- 1961 (May)
- Dedicated to
- To his wife
- Moderato () - Meno mosso () - Agitato - Tempo Iº - Meno mosso
- Andante con moto () - Più largo () - Tempo Iº
- Scherzo. Allegro vivace (♩.+♩ = 69) (in 5/8 time) - Meno mosso () - al segno
- Molto moderato () - Allegretto () - Meno mosso () - Un poco agitato - Tranquillo - Tempo Iº (Allegretto) - Agitato - Più allegro - Presto