Langsamer Satz

Anton Webern · 1883–1945 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 10 min
Composed: 1905
Era: 20th century

Notes

Late-Romantic slow movement written before Webern's atonal works

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