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String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

Béla Bartók · 1881–1945 · Hungarian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1928
Era
20th century

Notes

Arch form; snap pizzicato, glissandi, a Prestissimo played muted throughout

About this work

  1. Allegro
  2. Prestissimo, con sordino
  3. Non troppo lento
  4. Allegretto pizzicato
  5. Allegro molto
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