| Work Title
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String Quartet No.4
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Nielsen, Carl
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.19 / 44 (but see below) ; CNW 58)
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 186
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| Key
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F major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Allegro non tanto e comodo (F major)
- Adagio con sentiment[i]o religioso (C major)
- Allegretto moderato ed innocente (A minor)
- Molto adagio - Allegro non tanto, ma molto scherzoso (F major)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1906 (9 February to 2 July) / revised 1919
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| First Performance.
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1907/11/30 in Copenhagen, small hall of the Odd Fellow Palæ (original version)
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| First Publication.
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1923
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| Dedication
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Dem Kopenhagener Strichquartett Gunna Breuning, Gerhard Rafin, Ella Faber und Paulus Bache freundschaftlich gewidmet
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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25 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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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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| External Links
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Nielsen catalogue
Wikipedia article
Edition Silvertrust
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| Extra Information
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First composed as a quartet "Piacevolezza" Op.19, later revised in 1919, published in 1923. Nielsen composed the quartet, Op.44, between two of his major achievements: the opera Maskarade (CNW 2) and the music for the melodrama Hr. Oluf han rider– (CNW 7). The first two movements of the quartet were dated at the beginning of 1906, while the last two ones were finished in the summer. It seems that the quartet was revised several times, between different performances (1906–12) and up until its publication in 1923.
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