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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 21

Hilding Rosenberg · 1892–1985 · Swedish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 13 min
Composed
1924
Era
20th century

Notes

Dedicated to the Kjellström Quartet; revised 1955

About this work

Composed
1924
Dedicated to
Tillegnad Kjellströmskvartetten
  1. Moderato e cantando ()
  2. Presto agitato ()
  3. Andantino ()
  4. Allegro energico ()
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