Memorias tropicales

Roberto Sierra · 1953– · Puerto Rican

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: —
Era: Contemporary

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Four-movement string quartet recorded by the Cuarteto Latinoamericano

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