Quartetto piccolo

Valentin Silvestrov · b. 1937 · Ukrainian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 3 min
Composed: 1961
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Three tiny movements, Allegretto, Andante, Allegretto, about three minutes in all

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