Åke Uddén (1903-1987)

String Quartet no. 1 in B minor

Print

1. Allegro assai
2. Andante tranquillo
3. Scherzo: Allegretto
4. Partita: moderato

  • Year of composition: 1940
  • Work category: String quartet
  • First performed: 1942, Sveriges Radio
  • Duration: 21 min
  • Detailed duration: Lysellkvartetten: mov. 1: 5'32", mov. 2: 3'24", mov. 3: 3'39", mov. 4: 8'09

Examples of printed editions

Edition Suecia SUE269, Stockholm 1969

Description of work

1. Allegro assai B minor alla breve - 4/4 - alla breve
2. Andante tranquillo A-flat major 3/4
3. Scherzo: Allegretto A minor (varying key signatures) 2/4
4. Partita: moderato B minor alla breve - 3/4 (varying key signatures)