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String Quartet No. 5 in A minor

William Henry Reed · 1876–1942 · English
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 26 min
Composed
1915
Era
20th century

Notes

Dedicated to W. W. Cobbett; four movements; first published 1916

About this work

Composed
1915
Dedicated to
Walter Willson Cobbett, Esq.
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Vivace ma non troppo presto
  3. Adagio (quasi recitativo)
  4. Finale. Andante misterioso- allegro moderato
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