String Quartet No. 6

Grażyna Bacewicz · 1909–1969 · Polish

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: Full work
Length: About 17 min
Composed: 1960
Era: 20th century · woman composer

Notes

Four movements, from Andante to a Grave and a finale

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