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Little Quartet No. 1

Peter Maxwell Davies · 1934–2016 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 9 min
Composed
—
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Short quartet; recorded by the Reinhold Quartett and the Kreutzer Quartet

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