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String Quartet No. 8

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

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 19 min
Composed
1956
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements ending with an Adagio and fugue

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