String Quartet No. 17, Op. 152 ("Mattinata")

Vagn Holmboe · 1909–1996 · Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: 1982–83
Era: 20th century

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Six movements; Mattinata (Morning), the first of the four 'times of day' quartets (Nos. 17-20)

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