Hommage à Jacob Obrecht

György Kurtág · b. 1926 · Hungarian

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: Short piece
Length: About 5 min
Composed: 2004–05
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Quartet tribute to the Renaissance composer Jacob Obrecht; the composer also made a viola and cello version of excerpts

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