String Quartet No. 1

Sándor Veress · 1907–1992 · Hungarian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1931
Era: 20th century

Notes

Three movements, the central one an Andante and the last a Vivo

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