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The String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, also known as Voces intimae, was a string quartet written by Jean Sibelius in 1908, and finished in 1909.^[1] It was the fourth and final string quartet written by the composer.^[2] While composing this piece, Sibelius was suffering from an undiagnosed throat condition that he believed to be cancer.^[1] The quartet was composed mostly while Sibelius was in London, Paris, and Berlin.^[2]

Structure[edit]

The string quartet consists of five movements.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Melvin Berger (17 June 2013). Guide to Chamber Music. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 419–421. ISBN 978-0-486-31672-7.
^ ^a ^b Daniel M. Grimley (8 August 2011). Jean Sibelius and His World. Princeton University Press. pp. 104–107. ISBN 1-4008-4020-1.

External links[edit]

String Quartet ‘Voces intimae’, Op.56 (Sibelius, Jean): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[Berger2013-1] Melvin Berger (17 June 2013). Guide to Chamber Music. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 419–421. ISBN 978-0-486-31672-7.

[Grimley2011-2] Daniel M. Grimley (8 August 2011). Jean Sibelius and His World. Princeton University Press. pp. 104–107. ISBN 1-4008-4020-1.

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