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String Quartet No. 2

Gavin Bryars · b. 1943 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
1990
Era
Contemporary

Notes

One movement of about 24 minutes

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