String Quartet No. 1

Walter Piston · 1894–1976 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1933
Era: 20th century

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Three movements; later a favourite of the Juilliard Quartet; Copland praised its breezy finale

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