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String Quartet No. 6

Bernard van Dieren · 1887–1936 · Dutch
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1927
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements, 26 minutes

About this work

Composed
1927
Dedicated to
To Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock)
  1. Energico
  2. Cantabile
  3. Furioso
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