Fantasy and Fugue for String Quartet

Gideon Klein · 1919–1945 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Fantazie a fuga

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 7 min
Composed: 1942–43
Era: 20th century

Notes

A Fantasia followed by a Fuga marked Largo

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