String Quartet No. 4

Leo Brouwer · 1939– · Cuban

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Cuarteto de cuerdas No. 4 · Rem tene verba sequentur II

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 2007
Era: Contemporary

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Single movement of about 13 minutes, subtitled 'Rem tene verba sequentur II'

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