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String Quartet No. 13, Op. 268

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 11 min
Composed
1946
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements, including a Barcarolle and a Mexicana

About this work

Composed
1946
Dedicated to
à M. D.M.
  1. Très décidé ()
  2. Barcarolle. Lent ()
  3. Mexicana.

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