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String Quartet No. 7 in E-flat major, Op. 66

Egon Wellesz · 1885–1974 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 19 min
Composed
1948
Era
20th century

Notes

Two movements: an Allegro moderato and a long Adagio and Fugue

About this work

Composed
1948
First performed
1953/10/16, Barylli Quartet, Köln
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio and Fugue (Tranquillo - Maestoso - Allegro energico)
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