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Three Pieces for String Quartet

Igor Stravinsky · 1882–1971 · Russian-American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as 3 Pieces for String Quartet, K019
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
DramaticPlayfulLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Set of pieces
Length
About 7 min
Composed
1914
Era
20th century

Notes

Three short pieces: Danse, Excentrique, Cantique; irregular rhythms

About this work

Composed
1914
Dedicated to
Ernest Ansermet
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