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Two Movements for String Quartet

Alexander von Zemlinsky · 1871–1942 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Zwei Sätze für Streichquartett · 2 Sätze
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 16 min
Composed
1927
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Two movements: Introduzione and Adagio, about 16 minutes

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