String Quartet No. 2 in C major

Franco Alfano · 1875–1954 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 2 in tre tempi collegati

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 22 min
Composed: 1925
Era: 20th century

Notes

Subtitled 'in tre tempi collegati': three linked movements

About this work

Composed: 1925-26
Dedicated to: Benito Mussolini

Largo assai (con intimo sentimento) -
Allegretto semplice in G (come una canzoncina per bimbi. )
Molto allegro ()

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