String Quartet No. 5

Michael Nyman · b. 1944 · British

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Let's not make a song and dance out of this

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 2011
Era: Contemporary

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Six short movements, alternating songs and dances; subtitled "Let's not make a song and dance out of this"

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