Composition: String Quartet No. 1, B.40 (Bloch, Ernest)

Title String Quartet No. 1
Creators Ernest Bloch (composer)
Opus B.40
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola and cello
Number of movements 4
Keys B minor
Composed 1916
First published 1919
Dedication Au Quatuor de ;
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Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 3180
Number of measures
Composition types Quartets
Period Early 20th century
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Metronome Key Measures
I. Andante moderato quarter = 69
II. Allegro frenetico dotted quarter = 126
III. Andante molto moderato (Pastorale)
IV. Finale. Vivace

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Schirmer 1919 Complete Score · view
view Complete parts Violin 1 · view
Violin 2 · view
Viola · view
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