String Quartet No. 2, Op. 21 ("Quartetto brioso")

Per Nørgård · 1932–2025 · Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 19 min
Composed: 1958
Era: Contemporary

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Early quartet; the Italian title means spirited

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