6
String Quartet in Four Parts
John Cage · 1912–1992 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
Listen
- Ensemble
- String quartet
- Hardest part
- Balanced
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 21 min
- Composed
- 1949–50
- Era
- 20th century
Notes
Four movements named for the seasons; quiet, non-vibrato playing within a fixed gamut of sonorities