String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20

Alberto Ginastera · 1916–1983 · Argentine

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 20 min
Composed: 1948
Era: 20th century

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Four movements: Allegro violento, Vivacissimo, Calmo e poetico, Allegramente rustico

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