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Adagissimo

Brian Ferneyhough · 1943– · English
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
Short piece
Length
About 2 min
Composed
1983
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Very slow, very short quartet piece of about two minutes

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