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String Quartet No. 7, W 435

Heitor Villa-Lobos · 1887–1959 · Brazilian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticFolkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 36 min
Composed
1942
Era
20th century

Notes

The longest quartet of the cycle (35-38 minutes on the recordings cited)

About this work

Composed
1942, Rio
Dedicated to
Quarteto Borgerth
First performed
30 May 1945
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
  4. Allegro giusto
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