Memento Mori

John Zorn · b. 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 25 min
Composed: 1992
Era: Contemporary

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On Tzadik's The String Quartets (1999) and in the JACK Quartet's complete set (2025)

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