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String Quartet No. 3

Quincy Porter · 1897–1966 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 16 min
Composed
1930
Era
20th century

Notes

Dedicated to Maurice Hewitt; three movements

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Composed
1930
Dedicated to
Maurice Hewitt
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