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String Quartet ("Ragamala")

Reena Esmail · b. 1983 · Indian-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
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
2013
Era
Contemporary · woman composer

Notes

Four movements; recorded with the Hindustani vocalist Saili Oak

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