String Quartet No. 1 in E minor
This guide follows Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life” (1876) in four parts: Allegro vivo appassionato (sonata form), Allegro moderato à la Polka, Largo sostenuto and Vivace (sonata form).
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Follow all 36 sections as they play
- I
- II
- III
- IV
The opens with a sharp attack, a downward leap and a prominent viola , the "call of fate" that gives way to the "struggle of life". The first comes first, then a and a , followed by . The follows, and a leads back. The in the , then the , and finally the .
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II 7:21–12:45
III 13:12–22:38
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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