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String Quartet No. 10, Op. 102

Vagn Holmboe · 1909–1996 · Danish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1969
Era
20th century

Notes

Two long movements (about 26 minutes)

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