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Kalligraphie

Toshio Hosokawa · 1955– · Japanese
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 15 min
Composed
2007
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Six short pieces for string quartet (Kalligraphie I-VI), about 15 minutes

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