String Quartet No. 5 ("The Miraculous")

Bright Sheng · b. 1955 · Chinese-American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as The Miraculous

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 17 min
Composed: 2007
Era: Contemporary

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About 17 minutes; recorded by the Shanghai Quartet

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