String Quartet No. 1

Alfred Schnittke · 1934–1998 · Russian-German

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 17 min
Composed: 1966
Era: Contemporary

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Three movements: Sonata, Canon, Cadenza

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