String Quartet No. 1

Hans Werner Henze · 1926–2012 · German

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 19 min
Composed: 1947
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four movements, Allegro molto to Presto; the earliest of his five quartets

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