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String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102

Béla Bartók · 1881–1945 · Hungarian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 31 min
Composed
1934
Era
20th century

Notes

Five movements in arch form; the third is a Scherzo alla bulgarese

About this work

Composed
1934
Dedicated to
Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio molto
  3. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese (vivace)
  4. Andante
  5. Finale. Allegro vivace - Presto
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