String Quartet No. 5 ("Rosa Parks")

Daniel Bernard Roumain · b. 1970 · American (Haitian-American)

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 21 min
Composed: —
Era: Contemporary

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Three movements, one titled Klap Ur Handz; recorded by the Lark Quartet

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