String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp major

Michael Tippett · 1905–1998 · English

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 20 min
Composed: 1941–42
Era: 20th century

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Dedicated to Walter Bergmann; premiered by the Zorian Quartet in 1943

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