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String Quartet, Op. 28

Anton Webern · 1883–1945 · Austrian
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 9 min
Composed
1936–38
Era
20th century

Notes

Three short movements in strict twelve-tone technique

About this work

Composed
1936-38
First performed
1938/09/22 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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  2. Gemächlich
  3. Sehr fließend
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