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Exordium

Brian Ferneyhough · 1943– · English
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 8 min
Composed
2008
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Short quartet piece of about eight minutes

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