String Quartet No. 9

Robert Simpson · 1921–1997 · British

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as 32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 58 min
Composed: 1982
Era: 20th century

Notes

32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn; written for the Delmé Quartet

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