Oboe Quartet

Elliott Carter · 1908–2012 · American

For oboe, violin, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 15 min
Composed: 2001
Era: 20th century

Notes

Oboe with violin, viola and cello; about fifteen minutes

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