String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49
This guide follows Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49 (1938) in four parts: Moderato (sonata form), Moderato (sonata form), Allegro molto (minuet and trio) and Allegro (sonata form).
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Follow all 21 sections as they play
- I
- II
- III
- IV
The opens in C major with flowing chords under a plain, pleasant . The is a singing violin line over cello glissandos. A brief leads to the of the (A′), and a later follows. The metre shifts here and there, and the ends the quietly and delicately.
- : A
- : B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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