String Quartet No. 5 ("Dei capricci")

Gian Francesco Malipiero · 1882–1973 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Dei capricci

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 17 min
Composed: 1941–50
Era: 20th century

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Fifth quartet, composed over nine years

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