Piano Trio No. 3 in A major, Op. 158 ("Per aspera ad astra")

Charles Villiers Stanford · 1852–1924 · Irish

For violin, cello, piano

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Piano trio
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Full work
Length: About 20 min
Composed: 1918
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Three movements; written in memoriam (1918)

About this work

Composed: 1918 April 22
Dedicated to: In memoriam: E.U.; A.T.; A.K.; E.J.G.; M.G.; sempiternam patriae laudem funere cumulantium.

Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Adagio
Allegro maestoso e moderato (alla breve)

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