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String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 9

Volkmar Andreae · 1879–1962 · Swiss
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 38 min
Composed
1905
Era
Late Romantic

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Dedicated to Henri Marteau

About this work

Dedicated to
Henri Marteau
First performed
1905 July, Solothurn, Switzerland; or earlier
  1. Ziemlich bewegts Zeitmass
  2. So rasch als möglich
  3. Langsames Zeitmass, sehr frei im Vortrag
  4. Lebhaft bewegt
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