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String Quartet No. 3 in C major, Op. 41

Ludolf Nielsen · 1876–1939 · Danish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1916
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; Ludolf Nielsen's third quartet

About this work

Composed
1916 1920
Dedicated to
Til mine Forældre
First performed
1920 Copenhagen, Budapest Quartet
  1. Allegretto pastorale
  2. Allegro moderato grazioso
  3. Adagio con dolore
  4. Allegro
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