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String quartet - Difficult SKU: OU.9780193865075 Composed by Zhou Long. String Quartets. Score and parts. 44 pages. Duration 9'. Oxford University Press #9780193865075. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193865075). ISBN 9780193865075. 12 x 8 inches.For string quartet The 'ch'in' is a traditional Chinese seven-stringed, plucked zither, which was associated with sages and scholars. The sophisticated technique of 'ch'in' playing involves various ways of plucking the strings, as well as range, timbre and the use of ornaments. In this composition for string quartet, Zhou captures the essence of these special musical gestures frequently found in 'ch'in' music.