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String Quartet No. 7

Grażyna Bacewicz · 1909–1969 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticDarkVirtuosicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 17 min
Composed
1965
Era
20th century · woman composer

Notes

The last of her seven quartets; three movements with a central Grave

About this work

Composed
1965
First performed
1966/05, Dimov Quartet, Łancut, PL
  1. Allegro
  2. Grave
  3. Con vivezza
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