String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7 ("From the Monkey Mountains")

Pavel Haas · 1899–1944 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello, percussion ad lib.

Also known as Z opičích hor

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 30 min
Composed: 1925
Era: 20th century

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Four movements: Landscape, Coach and Horse, The Moon and I, Wild Night; percussion ad lib.

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