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String Quartet 1931

Ruth Crawford Seeger · 1901–1953 · 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
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1931
Era
20th century · woman composer

Notes

Four movements; the slow third movement is built on long crescendos and diminuendos

About this work

Composed
1931
  1. Rubato assai
  2. Leggiero
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro possibile
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