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String Quartet No. 2 ("Magueyes")

Silvestre Revueltas · 1899–1940 · Mexican
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 10 min
Composed
1931
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements: Allegro giocoso, Molto vivace, Allegro molto sostenuto; first published in 1953

About this work

Composed
1931
  1. Allegro giocoso ()
  2. Molto vivace (generalmente)
  3. Allegro molto sostenuto
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