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String Quartet No. 3 in D minor, SN 5.7 ("Brasileiro")

Alberto Nepomuceno · 1864–1920 · Brazilian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Brazilian Quartet · Quarteto Brasileiro · Quarteto nº 3
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 23 min
Composed
1891
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements with an Intermezzo; early blend of Brazilian folk melody and Central European Romanticism

About this work

Composed
1891 in Berlin
Dedicated to
Leopoldo Miguez (1850–1902)
First performed
Radio MEC, Rio de Janeiro
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