String Quartet in A minor

William Walton · 1902–1983 · 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 28 min
Composed: 1944–47
Era: 20th century

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Orchestrated by Walton as the Sonata for Strings (1971)

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