Valencia

Caroline Shaw · b. 1982 · 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: Short piece
Length: About 6 min
Composed: 2012
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

Notes

Short quartet of about 6 minutes; first played in a Massachusetts bookstore, August 2012

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