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String Quartet No. 9 ("Into the Source")

Per Nørgård · 1932–2025 · Danish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Ind i kilden
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 20 min
Composed
2001
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Three movements; Danish title 'Ind i kilden'

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