String Quartet No. 4, K. 79

Willem Pijper · 1894–1947 · Dutch

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 1928
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four short movements, about thirteen minutes

About this work

Composed: 1928

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