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String Quartet No. 4

Grażyna Bacewicz · 1909–1969 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
LivelyVirtuosicFolkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1951
Era
20th century · woman composer

Notes

First prize at the Liège international quartet competition, 1951

About this work

Composed
1951
First performed
1951 September 21, Liège, Quatuor Municipal de Liège
  1. Andante – () - Andante - Allegro moderato ()
  2. Andante
  3. (Tempo unspecified)
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