Floral Fairy

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: Short piece
Length: About 7 min
Composed: 2003
Era: Contemporary

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String quartet of about 7 minutes; recorded by the Arditti Quartet

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