Divertimento for String Quartet

Charles Wuorinen · 1938–2020 · 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: Short piece
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1982
Era: Contemporary

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Premiered by the Atlantic String Quartet in 1982

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