Three Rags for String Quartet

William Bolcom · b. 1938 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Set of pieces
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1989
Era: Contemporary

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The Graceful Ghost, Poltergeist and Incineratorag, the composer's quartet version of his piano rags

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