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Serenade in G major, H. 137

Leo Sowerby · 1895–1968 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 10 min
Composed
1917
Era
20th century

Notes

Written in 1917 as a birthday gift to E. S. Coolidge; published 1921

About this work

Composed
1917
Dedicated to
To Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864–1953), a birthday gift for 1917

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