Andante and Allegretto

György Ligeti · 1923–2006 · Hungarian-Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Andante und Allegretto for string quartet

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 13 min
Composed: 1950
Era: 20th century

Notes

Early two-movement quartet in the manner of Bartók and Kodály; the Allegretto is a capricious scherzo

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