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String Quartet No. 18, Op. 308

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

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1950
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements with two hymns at the centre; the longest of the late quartets

About this work

Composed
1950-51
Dedicated to
à la douce mémoire de mes Parents
  1. Lent et doux
  2. Premier Hymne
  3. Deuxième Hymne
  4. Lent et doux
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