String Quartet No. 5 ("Siete invenciones")

Mario Lavista · 1943–2021 · Mexican

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Siete invenciones · Cuarteto de cuerdas No. 5

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 11 min
Composed: 1998
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Seven short pieces ('Seven Inventions')

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