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String Quartet No. 3, H. 183

Bohuslav Martinů · 1890–1959 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1929
Era
20th century

Notes

Three short movements; written in Paris in 1929

About this work

Composed
1929
Dedicated to
the Roth Quartet
  1. Allegro, 148 bars ()
  2. Andante, 59 bars ()
  3. Vivo, 218 bars ()
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