String Quartet No. 1, Op. 2

Wolfgang Rihm · 1952–2024 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 9 min
Composed: 1970
Era: Contemporary

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Single slow movement (marked Langsam), from 1970

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