Concertino

Igor Stravinsky · 1882–1971 · Russian-American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Concertino for String Quartet

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Short piece
Length: About 6 min
Composed: 1920
Era: 20th century

Notes

One-movement concertino for string quartet with a virtuoso violin 1

About this work

Composed: 1920
Dedicated to: Dédié au t=ded Flonzaley Quartet quatuor Flonzaley

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