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Serenade for String Quartet, Op. 1

Samuel Barber · 1910–1981 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Serenade, Op. 1
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 9 min
Composed
1928
Era
20th century

Notes

Written at eighteen in three movements; Barber's own later arrangement is for string orchestra

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