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Strum

Jessie Montgomery · b. 1981 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 7 min
Composed
2006 (rev. 2012)
Era
Contemporary · woman composer

Notes

Groove built on strummed pizzicato; string quartet version (also for string orchestra)

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