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String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114

Béla Bartók · 1881–1945 · Hungarian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1939
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, each opening with a 'Mesto' (sad) section

About this work

Composed
1939
Dedicated to
Kolisch Quartet
First performed
20 January 1941 in New York City, Town Hall: Kolisch Quartet
  1. Mesto - Vivace
  2. Mesto - Marcia
  3. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato
  4. Mesto
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