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Performances
Sheet Music
Scores and Parts
⇒ 4 more: Violin I • Violin II • Viola • Cello
General Information
| Work Title
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String Quartet No.2
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| Alternative. Title
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Quatuor à cordes au système de quart de ton. On the quarter tone-systeme
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| Composer
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Hába, Alois
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.7
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAH 1
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement, several connected sections:
- Allegro non troppo, risoluto -
- Allegro moderato -
- Lento, molto espressivo -
- Scherzo -
- Largo con molta espressione -
- Allegro agitato (molto energico) -
- Allegro moderato, con molta espressione -
- Tempo I
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1920 – Vienna
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| First Publication.
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1921 – Vienna: Universal Edition
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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15 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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2 Violins, viola, cello
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Navigation etc.
All Hába's 16 quartets (and some other quartet-works) have been recorded (at least twice- on a several-disc 1990s Bayer CD set and a more recent (2003-6) NEOS CD set), some of them several times.)
