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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 8

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs · 1889–1960 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1917
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements

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