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Steve Reich · b. 1936 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello, electronics
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1988
Era
Contemporary

Notes

String quartet with a tape of speech, train sounds and three pre-recorded quartets; no click track

About this work

  1. America – Before the War
  2. Europe – During the War
  3. After the War
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A step before · level 6

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A step after · level 8

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