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7Level 7 · Diplomaabout DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the viola 1 part

Introduction and Andante for Six Violas, Op. 5

Benjamin Dale· 1885–1943 · British
For 6 violas
Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Viola 1
Form
Full work
Length
—
Composed
1911
Era
Late Romantic

About this work

For six violas; viola6 uses scordatura and viola1 reaches a very high register.

Composed
1911
Composer, title and movements, ready to paste into a program.

Character

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