String Quartet No. 1

Charles Wuorinen · 1938–2020 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1971
Era: Contemporary

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Premiered by the Fine Arts Quartet in 1971; dense twelve-tone writing

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