String Quartet No. 1 ("Quartettino")

Einojuhani Rautavaara · 1928–2016 · Finnish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1952
Era: 20th century

Notes

Three short movements; the title means Little Quartet

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