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String Quartet No. 1

Aulis Sallinen · 1935– · Finnish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 14 min
Composed
1958
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Three movements; Ondine's track list gives Op. 14, the Wikipedia list Op. 2

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