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String Quartet No. 6, Op. 64

Egon Wellesz · 1885–1974 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 15 min
Composed
1946
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements in about fifteen minutes

About this work

Composed
1947
Dedicated to
Elizabeth Mackenzie and Patricia Kean
  1. Grave - Comodo
  2. Allegretto
  3. Andante, molto tranquillo
  4. Poco animato Grazioso
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