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5Level 5 · Advancedabout ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the double-bass 1 part

The Bass Affair for Four Double Basses

Armand Russell· 1932–2023
For 4 double basses
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Double-bass 1
Form
Full work
Length
—
Composed
2013
Era
Contemporary

About this work

Intermediate quartet work with four graded roles; restless major/minor tension.

Composed
2013
Composer, title and movements, ready to paste into a program.

Character

LivelyDramatic

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