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String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 136

Benjamin Godard · 1849–1895 · French
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 24 min
Composed
1892
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; the composer also transcribed the Minuet separately

About this work

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Adagio non troppo
  3. Minuetto. Molto moderato
  4. Allegro con moto
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