String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 37

Benjamin Godard · 1849–1895 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 21 min
Composed: 1877
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements

About this work

Composed: 1877
Dedicated to: Engelbert Röntgen (1829–1897) and Henri Petri (1856–1914)

Allegretto moderato ()
Andante (D minor. )
Vivace ma non troppo (F major. )
Allegro molto (A minor. )

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