String Quartet No. 9 in B minor, Op. 58

Vissarion Shebalin · 1902–1963 · Russian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 20 min
Composed: 1963
Era: 20th century

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Three movements: Largo-Allegro, Andante, Allegro molto; his last quartet

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