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String Quartet No. 12, Op. 70

Ernst Toch · 1887–1964 · Austrian
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 28 min
Composed
1949
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about 28 minutes

About this work

Composed
1949
Dedicated to
To Hans Schiff, the friend, the doctor, the musician
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