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String Quartet No. 12, Op. 252

Darius Milhaud · 1892–1974 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1945
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements with a slow centre of nearly six minutes

About this work

Composed
1945
Dedicated to
à la mémoire de Gabriel Fauré
  1. Modéré ()
  2. Lent ()
  3. Avec entrain ()
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