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String Quartet No. 2

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 20 min
Composed
1979
Era
Contemporary

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Premiered by the Columbia String Quartet in 1979

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