String Quartet No. 1 in C Major Op. 37 is a composition for string quartet by Karol Szymanowski. It was the first of the two string quartets composed by Szymanowski. The work is from 1917 during his middle period. It is notable for its third movement, which contains four key signatures in its written four parts. These include the cello with 0 flats or sharps; the viola with 3 flats; the violin 2 with 6 sharps; and the violin 1 with 3 sharps, exemplifying polytonality.
| Original Name | Kwartet smyczkowy C - dur |
| Date of composition | 1917 |
| Premiered | 1924, March 7th in Warsaw, Poland |
| First published | 1925 |
| Dedicated to | Henry Prunières |
| Type | String Quartet |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 37 |
| Approx. duration | 18 minutes |
| Instruments | String Quartet |
| Autotranslations beta |
Karol Szymanowski: Quatuor à cordes n°1 en do majeur, Op. 37 Karol Szymanowski: Quartetto d'archi n. 1 in do maggiore, Op. 37 Karol Szymanowski: Streichquartett Nr. 1 C-dur, Op. 37 |