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String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36

Benjamin Britten · 1913–1976 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 29 min
Composed
1945
Era
20th century

Notes

Finale is a Chacony after Purcell; written for the Purcell anniversary of 1945

About this work

  1. Allegro calmo, senza rigore
  2. Vivace
  3. Chacony: sostenuto
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