String Quartet No. 21, Op. 197 ("Quartetto Sereno")

Vagn Holmboe · 1909–1996 · Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quartetto Sereno

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 9 min
Composed: 1996
Era: 20th century

Notes

Two movements; unfinished at Holmboe's death and completed by Per Nørgård

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