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String Quartet No. 14, W 519

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 18 min
Composed
1953
Era
20th century

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Written in 1953; first published in 1958

About this work

Composed
1953, Rio
Dedicated to
Stanley Quartet
First performed
11 August 1954
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo - Vivace
  4. Molto Allegro
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