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String Quartet No. 9, W 457

Heitor Villa-Lobos · 1887–1959 · Brazilian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1945
Era
20th century

Notes

Written in 1945; first published in 1957

About this work

Composed
1945, Rio de Janeiro
Dedicated to
Mindinha
First performed
1947, London
  1. Allegro
  2. Andantino vagaroso
  3. Allegro poco moderato - con bravura
  4. Molto allegro
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