Quartet Movement in E-flat major

Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Unfinished Quartet

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 7 min
Composed: 1961
Era: 20th century

Notes

Unfinished: the one surviving movement of an early version of String Quartet No. 9, played as it stands

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