Thirty Pieces for String Quartet

John Cage · 1912–1992 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 30 min
Composed: 1983
Era: 20th century

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Thirty brief pieces composed by chance operations in 1983; about thirty minutes

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