String Quartet No. 4, Op. 40 ("Amoroso")

Elena Firsova · 1950– · Russian

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 15 min
Composed: 1989
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

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Fourth of her twelve string quartets

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