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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 32

Boris Blacher · 1903–1975 · German
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 14 min
Composed
1944
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements

About this work

Composed
1944
First performed
1947/06
  1. Presto
  2. Andantino
  3. Allegro motto
  4. Larghetto
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