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String Quartet No. 5

Alexandre Tansman · 1897–1986 · Polish-French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticPlayfulLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 20 min
Composed
1940
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements ending with a fugue

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