String Quartet No. 2 ("To Her Beautiful Eyes")

Karen Keyhani · 1979– · Iranian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as For Her Beautiful Eyes

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 8 min
Composed: 2011
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Single movement; recorded in Yerevan by the Talalyan Quartet (album notes date it 2010, IMSLP 2011)

About this work

Composed: 2011
First performed: 2011 - Yerevan, Armenia

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