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Le ragioni delle conchiglie

Salvatore Sciarrino · b. 1947 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
SlowDarkLesser-known

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Ensemble
Piano quintet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1986
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano, about twelve minutes

A step before · level 8

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A step after · level 10

Akea
Iannis Xenakis
piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
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14 min
LivelyVirtuosicLesser-known
10piano