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Ainsi la nuit

Henri Dutilleux · 1916–2013 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Thus the Night · Dutilleux String Quartet
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
1973–76
Era
20th century

Notes

Seven movements linked by four 'parenthèses'; harmonics, pizzicato and sudden changes of colour

About this work

  1. Nocturne
  2. Miroir d'espace
  3. Litanies
  4. Litanies II
  5. Constellations
  6. Nocturne II
  7. Temps suspendu
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