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String Quartet No. 6, H. 312

Bohuslav Martinů · 1890–1959 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part
DramaticDarkLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1946
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; written in New York in 1946

About this work

Composed
1946
First performed
1947
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro
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