Akroate Hadal

Olga Neuwirth · 1968– · Austrian

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 13 min
Composed: 1995
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

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Her first string quartet

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