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String Quartet No. 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes")

György Ligeti · 1923–2006 · Hungarian-Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
LivelyDramaticPlayfulVirtuosicWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1954
Era
20th century

Notes

One movement of continuous variations; Bartókian drive

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