e/String Quartet No. 8 (Simpson)

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has gloss	eng: The String Quartet No. 8 by Robert Simpson was composed in 1979 in response to a commission by the Brunel Philharmonic Society with funds made available from the Greater London Arts Association. The work is dedicated to Professor Gillett, who was the director of Biological Sciences at Brunel University in 1980, and his wife. The Quartet was first performed on 21 June 1980 by the Delme String Quartet at Brunel University, and has been recognised by some as one of Simpson’s finest quartets.
lexicalization	eng: String Quartet No. 8
instance of	c/1979 works