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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1In the Mozart String Quartet No. I, dedicated to Haydn, the first violin has the preponderating part because it carries the melody.
3Allegro vivace assai
5Accentuation plays a tremendous part in the proper playing of chamber music, as may be seen in the following passage from the work just cited:
7In the Beethoven Quartet, Op. 18, No. 1, the initial theme should be played with spirit and intelligence, cutting the two final notes rather short:
9Allegro con brio
11The beginning of the Quartet, Op. 131, has always given rise to discussions regarding the correct tempo in which it is to be taken. The tempo indicated is adagio, ma non troppo e molto expressivo:
13Espressivo
15The string quartets of the Bonn master are the last word as regards perfection of musical form. In addition to this, there breathes in them so great an atmosphere of genius that we are astounded as we realize that the brain
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