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String Quartet

Frank Martin · 1890–1974 · Swiss
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1966
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements, about twenty minutes

About this work

Composed
1966-67
Dedicated to
Dédié à la Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich 6=Tonhalle Gesellschaft Zürich à l’occasion de son centenaire.
First performed
1968
  1. lento
  2. scherzo : prestissimo
  3. larghetto
  4. allegretto leggero
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