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String Sextet No. 3 in C major, Op. 11

Reinhold Glière · 1875–1956 · Russian
For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
MajorLyricalHeroicDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1906
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements for two violins, two violas and two cellos; first published by Belaieff in 1906

About this work

Dedicated to
à la mémoire de M. P. Belaieff (Mitrofan Belyayev, 1836–1904)
  1. Allegro (C major. )
  2. Larghetto (G major. )
  3. Allegro (B minor. )
  4. Allegro vivace (C major. )
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