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String Quartet No. 3, SO 615

Leo Ornstein · 1893–2002 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1976
Era
20th century

Notes

Late quartet of 1976 in three movements, about 35 minutes

About this work

Composed
1976
  1. Moderato con moto
  2. Moderato
  3. Allegro con moto
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