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String Quartet No. 4

Krzysztof Penderecki · 1933–2020 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 6 min
Composed
2016
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Two short movements, Andante and Vivo, of 2016

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