Arcadiana, Op. 12

Thomas Adès · b. 1971 · 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 21 min
Composed: 1994
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Seven movements; the sixth, O Albion, was later arranged for strings

About this work

Venezia notturna
Das klinget so herrlich, das klinget so schön
Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Et... (tango mortale)
L'Embarquement
O Albion
Lethe

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