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I am a violinist of grade seven standard and need to find an ensemble piece to perform at school. Any ideas for suitable string quartet or duets for two violins of around grade 6 standard?
thank you in advance
rebecca  

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Your first stop should be your teacher.  He or she will be familiar with your skills and preferences.  

If you are working through a band or orchestra teacher, ask that person for suggestions.  

Another option would be the "suggested literature list," if there is one published by the sponsoring organization.

Finally, I suggest you go to some of the free music sites and look over the string quartets to find something that looks like your level.  Try:

http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/advsearch.html

There are others.  Perhaps others specific to string quartets.  Google.  You never can go wrong with Mozart, of course!  Or Haydn or Beethoven or Dvorak.
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