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String Quartet No. 6, W 399 ("Brazilian")

Heitor Villa-Lobos · 1887–1959 · Brazilian
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 25 min
Composed
1938
Era
20th century

Notes

Subtitled 'Brazilian'; first published in 1948

About this work

Composed
1938, Rio de Janeiro
Dedicated to
Orlando Frederico
First performed
30 November 1943, Rio de Janeiro #Quarteto Haydn
  1. Poco animato
  2. Allegretto
  3. Andante quasi adagio
  4. Allegro vivace
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