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String Quartet No. 1 in A minor

Johannes Bernardus van Bree · 1801–1857 · Dutch
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
MinorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1833
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Dutch Romantic quartet in four movements; first violin leads

About this work

Dedicated to
B. Tours de Rotterdam (father of Berthold Tours (1838—1897))
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio ma non troppo
  3. Menuetto. Vivace
  4. Vivace
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