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String Quartet No. 6 in A major ("Biscay")

John Blackwood McEwen · 1868–1948 · Scottish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet No. 8 (published numbering)
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 17 min
Composed
1913
Era
20th century

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One of ten McEwen quartets on the Chilingirian Quartet's three Chandos volumes

About this work

Composed
1913
Dedicated to
London String Quartet
First performed
1915, London String Quartet
  1. Le Phare. Allegro maestoso ()
  2. Les Dunes. Andante mesto ()
  3. La Racleuse (Scherzo). Vivace ()
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