String Quartet No. 9 ("King Lear")

Philip Glass · b. 1937 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 2021
Era: Contemporary

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Five movements; first recorded by the Tana Quartet, released January 2022

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