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String Quartet No. 7, Op. 87

Darius Milhaud · 1892–1974 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
LivelyPlayfulDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 11 min
Composed
1925
Era
20th century

Notes

Four brief movements in about eleven minutes

About this work

Composed
1925
Dedicated to
au Pro Arte Quartet
First performed
1925/11/10
  1. Modérément animé
  2. Doux et sans hâte
  3. Lent
  4. Vif et gai
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