String Quartet No. 5, Op. 54 ("Pieces of Mosaic")

Aulis Sallinen · 1935– · Finnish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Mosaiikinpaloja

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 24 min
Composed: 1983
Era: Contemporary

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Sixteen short pieces in one movement

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