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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 21 ("Suite")

Boris Lyatoshinsky · 1895–1968 · Ukrainian
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 21 min
Composed
1928
Era
20th century

Notes

Five movements: Prelude, Nocturne, Scherzo, Intermezzo, Postlude

About this work

Composed
1928, rev. 1966
  1. Prelude
  2. Nocturne
  3. Scherzo
  4. Intermezzo
  5. Postlude
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