String Quartet No.6 (Macfarren, George Alexander)

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Work Title String Quartet No.6
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Composer Macfarren, George Alexander
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGM 22
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878
First Performance. 1887 November, London, Royal Academy of Music
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello

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Am guessing this is the "manuscript string quartet in G, composed in 1878" performed in a memorial concert for the recently deceased composer along with his piano quintet and Beethoven's string quartet in F minor. (Nov. 19 1887 Musical Times, p.683.)