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String Quartet No. 3 in G minor

Franco Alfano · 1875–1954 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1946
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; the last of Alfano's three quartets

About this work

Composed
1946
  1. Largo ()
  2. Allegro ()
  3. Allegro ()
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