String Quartet No. 2, Op. 16

David Matthews · 1943– · British

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1974-76
Era: Contemporary

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Second of the quartets recorded in the Kreutzer cycle

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