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Caroline Shaw · b. 1982 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 9 min
Composed: 2009 (rev. 2013)
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

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Inspired by Barthes's Camera Lucida; revised in 2013 for the Brentano Quartet

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