String Quartet No. 1

Pēteris Vasks · b. 1946 · Latvian

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 17 min
Composed: 1977 (1997)
Era: Contemporary

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Three movements, Intrada, Sonata and Melodia; revised in 1997

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