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String Quartet in B minor

Teresa Carreño · 1853–1917 · Venezuelan
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 21 min
Composed
1896
Era
Late Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Written in 1896 by the Venezuelan pianist-composer

About this work

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo: Allegro ma non troppo
  4. Allegro risoluto
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