String Quartet No. 1 ("Quartetto breve")

Per Nørgård · 1932–2025 · Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Strygekvartet nr. 1

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 7 min
Composed: 1952
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Very short early quartet in two movements

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