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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6

Lennox Berkeley · 1903–1989 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1935
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements of about 26 minutes

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