String Quartet No. 13 ("Island Dreaming")

Peter Sculthorpe · 1929–2014 · Australian

For 2 violins, viola, cello, voice

Also known as Island Dreaming

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1996
Era: 20th century

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String quartet with mezzo-soprano as listed by Faber; commissioned by the Brodsky Quartet

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