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String Quartet No. 3 in C major, Op. 16

Paul Hindemith · 1895–1963 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 32 min
Composed
1920
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; the slow second movement leads into a fast section

About this work

Composed
1920
Dedicated to
Meinem Bruder Rudolf Hindemith Rudolf (Hindemith) zugeeignet
First performed
1 August 1921, Donaueschingen; Amar Quartet
  1. Lebhaft und sehr energisch
  2. Sehr langsam
  3. Finale. Äußerst lebhaft
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