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Fantaisie pour quatuor à cordes

Auguste Descarries · 1896–1958 · Canadian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1933
Era
20th century

Notes

Short single piece for string quartet

About this work

Composed
1933

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