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String Quartet No. 5

Robert Simpson · 1921–1997 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticHeroicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 44 min
Composed
1974
Era
20th century

Notes

Second of the three quartets related to Beethoven's (Nos. 4–6)

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