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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 11 ("Lyric Quartet")

Josip Slavenski · 1896–1955 · Croatian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
LyricalFolkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 17 min
Composed
1928
Era
20th century

Notes

Lyric Quartet in three movements, composed 1928

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