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String Trio No. 1, H. 136

Bohuslav Martinů · 1890–1959 · Czech
For violin, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String trio
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 19 min
Composed
1923
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements for violin, viola and cello; written in Paris in 1923

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