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String Quartet No. 2

Edmund Finnis · 1984– · 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 13 min
Composed
2021
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Four movements; commissioned and premiered by Manchester Collective

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