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Quartetto dorico, P. 144

Ottorino Respighi · 1879–1936 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1924
Era
20th century

Notes

One continuous movement in the Dorian mode, about 22 minutes

About this work

Composed
1924
Dedicated to
Al Quartetto Léner
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