String Quartet No. 6 ("Tintinnabulary")

Per Nørgård · 1932–2025 · Danish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Wie ein mächtiger Walzer

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 10 min
Composed: 1986
Era: Contemporary

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Subtitled 'Wie ein mächtiger Walzer' (Like a mighty waltz)

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