String Quartet in A major

Amanda Maier · 1853–1894 · Swedish

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: 1877
Era: Late Romantic · woman composer

Notes

Four movements; manuscript incomplete, completed by Bengt Tommy Andersson (2018)

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Composed: 1877 (source?)

Allegro
Andante
Allegro non troppo
Finale. Presto

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