Early that summer

Julia Wolfe · 1958– · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1993
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

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Premiered by the Lark Quartet in New York, 1993; also recorded by Ethel

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