String Quartet No. 5

Walter Piston · 1894–1976 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 17 min
Composed: 1962
Era: 20th century

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Three movements, each on twelve-tone technique; New York Music Critics Circle Award, 1964

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