String Quartet No. 1

Mauricio Kagel · 1931–2008 · Argentine

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1965–67
Era: 20th century

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Written with No. 2 as a pair (String Quartet I/II)

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