La oración del torero, Op. 34

Joaquín Turina · 1882–1949 · Spanish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Short piece
Length: About 9 min
Composed: 1925
Era: 20th century

Notes

The composer's own string quartet version of a lute-quartet original

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