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String Quartet No. 2

Virgil Thomson · 1896–1989 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1932 (rev. 1957)
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; Thomson later orchestrated it as his Symphony No. 3

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