Divertimento for Double String Quartet

Colin Matthews · 1946– · British

For 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String sextet or larger
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 21 min
Composed: 1982
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Two string quartets playing as one ensemble; three movements

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