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String Quartet No. 4, W 129

Heitor Villa-Lobos · 1887–1959 · Brazilian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1917
Era
20th century

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First published in New York by Associated Music Publishers in 1956

About this work

Composed
1917, Rio de Janeiro; revised 1949
Dedicated to
Frederico Nascimento Filho
First performed
8 October 1949: Quarteto Borgerth
  1. Allegro con moto
  2. Andantino - Tranquilo
  3. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
  4. Allegro
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