String Quartet No. 4, Op. 208 No. 2 ("The Ancient Tree")

Alan Hovhaness · 1911–2000 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: 1970
Era: 20th century

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Three movements, the middle one a fugue; modal writing

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