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Elegy (version for string quartet)

Elliott Carter · 1908–2012 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Elegy
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1943
Era
20th century

Notes

Composer's own quartet version of the 1943 Elegy for viola and piano; slow and chromatic

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