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Landscape

Toru Takemitsu · 1930–1996 · Japanese
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Landscape I
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 8 min
Composed
1960
Era
20th century

Notes

String quartet of about 8 minutes; also listed as Landscape I

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