String Quartet No. 1 ("Calvary")

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson · 1932–2004 · 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 17 min
Composed: 1956
Era: Contemporary

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Three movements; the first of his string quartets, recorded three times since 2000

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