String Quartet

Jean Françaix · 1912–1997 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor à cordes

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1938
Era: 20th century

Notes

Four short movements in a light neoclassical style

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