String Quartet No. 2 ("Reflejos de la noche")

Mario Lavista · 1943–2021 · Mexican

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Reflejos de la noche · Cuarteto de cuerdas No. 2

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

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1984
Era: Contemporary

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Lavista also made a version for string orchestra

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