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String Quartet No. 1 in D minor

Stanisław Moniuszko · 1819–1872 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 16 min
Composed
1839
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Early Classical-style quartet; four short movements

About this work

Composed
1839
  1. Allegro agitato
  2. Andantino
  3. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
  4. Finale. 'Un ballo campestre'. Allegro assai
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