String Quartet No. 8 ("Per Elisabetta")

Gian Francesco Malipiero · 1882–1973 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Per Elisabetta

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 11 min
Composed: 1964
Era: 20th century

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Last of the eight numbered quartets, written for Elisabetta

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