Sei quartetti brevi

Salvatore Sciarrino · b. 1947 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Six Short Quartets

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

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Set of pieces
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1967–92
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Six short quartets written between 1967 and 1992 and played as a group

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A step before · level 8

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A step after · level 10

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String Quartet No. 3

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String Quartet No. 5

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String Quartet No. 6

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24 min

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