String Quartet No. 13 in C minor

John Blackwood McEwen · 1868–1948 · Scottish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 24 min
Composed: 1928
Era: 20th century

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One of ten McEwen quartets on the Chilingirian Quartet's three Chandos volumes

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