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Piano Quartet

Aaron Copland · 1900–1990 · American
For violin, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Quartet for Piano and Strings · Quartet for Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Piano quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 21 min
Composed
1950
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements built on a twelve-tone row; Copland's first large serial work

About this work

  1. Adagio serio
  2. Allegro giusto
  3. Non troppo lento

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