Two Pieces for String Quartet

Aaron Copland · 1900–1990 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Lento molto and Rondino · Rondino

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Set of pieces
Length: About 9 min
Composed: 1923–28
Era: 20th century

Notes

Lento molto (1928) and Rondino (1923), published and recorded together

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