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String Quartet No. 2

Krzysztof Penderecki · 1933–2020 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 8 min
Composed
1968
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Avant-garde quartet of 1968, about eight minutes

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