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Serenata alla spagnola

Alexander Borodin · 1833–1887 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Serenade alla spagnola · B-la-F Quartet
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 2 min
Composed
1886
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Borodin's movement of the collective quartet 'B-la-F' (with Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov and Lyadov)

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