My Mother's Songs

Josip Slavenski · 1896–1955 · Croatian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Materine pjesme · Pjesme moje majke · String Quartet No. 4

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1940
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four short movements on Međimurje folk songs

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