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From Nourlangie (version for string quartet)

Peter Sculthorpe · 1929–2014 · Australian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1994
Era
20th century

Notes

Composer's own string-quartet version (1994) of his soprano, viola, cello and piano piece; Brodsky premiere

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