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String Quartet No. 4

Berthold Goldschmidt · 1903–1996 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1992
Era
20th century

Notes

His last quartet, written at 89

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