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Divertimento for String Quartet, Op. 14

Erwin Schulhoff · 1894–1942 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
1914
Era
20th century

Notes

Five movements, including a Cavatina; an early work of 1914

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