String Quartet No. 1 ("In Memory of Urmas Kibuspuu")

Erkki-Sven Tüür · 1959– · Estonian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet "In memoriam Urmas Kibuspuu"

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: 1985
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Two movements, the second at free tempo (ad libitum)

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