String Quartet No. 1 in E minor

Roger Sessions · 1896–1985 · 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 31 min
Composed: 1936
Era: 20th century

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Three movements; Sessions's first quartet, tonal in outline with dense counterpoint

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