String Quartet No. 2, Op. 4 ("Canzona")

Aulis Sallinen · 1935– · Finnish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Canzona

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 12 min
Composed: 1960
Era: Contemporary

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One movement

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