String Quartet No. 10 ("For Peace")

Robert Simpson · 1921–1997 · 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 27 min
Composed: 1983
Era: 20th century

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Written for the tenth anniversary of the Coull Quartet

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