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String Quartet No. 2 ("And once I played Ophelia")

Brett Dean · b. 1961 · Australian
For 2 violins, viola, cello, voice
Also known as And once I played Ophelia
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
SlowTenderDarkDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 20 min
Composed
2013
Era
Contemporary

Notes

String quartet with soprano; five movements, about 20 minutes

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