Der junge Törless (fantasia for string sextet)

Hans Werner Henze · 1926–2012 · German

For 3 violins, 2 violas, cello

Also known as Fantasia for string sextet · Der junge Törless: Fantasia für Streichsextett

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String sextet or larger
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1966
Era: 20th century

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Fantasia from Henze's score for Schlöndorff's film; five short movements from Adagio to Epilogo

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