String Quartet No. 17 in D major, Op. 146

Mieczysław Weinberg · 1919–1996 · Polish-Soviet

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1986
Era: 20th century

Notes

The last quartet; four short movements

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