String Quartet

Stefan Wolpe · 1902–1972 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1969
Era: 20th century

Notes

Two movements of about eighteen minutes in all

About this work

Composed: 1968-69
Dedicated to: To the magnificent Julliard Quartet, a belated dedication

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