Oboe Quartet, Op. 70

Lennox Berkeley · 1903–1989 · British

For oboe, violin, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the oboe part

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Oboe
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: 1967
Era: 20th century

Notes

Three movements of about 14 minutes

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