String Quartet

Nino Rota · 1911–1979 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: 1948–54
Era: 20th century

Notes

Three movements (Allegro moderato, Adagio, Allegro robusto)

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