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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 60

Pehr Henrik Nordgren · 1944–2008 · Finnish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
DarkLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1983
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Three movements

A step before · level 5

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A step after · level 7

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