String Quartet No. 1

Michael Nyman · b. 1944 · British

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: 1985
Era: Contemporary

Notes

First of five quartets; recorded by the Balanescu Quartet

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