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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 36

Aleksandr Tcherepnin · 1899–1977 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Love Offering of St. Theresa
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 9 min
Composed
1922
Era
20th century

Notes

One movement of about nine minutes

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