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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3

Josip Slavenski · 1896–1955 · Croatian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1923
Era
20th century

Notes

Two movements; the second is marked balcanico

About this work

Composed
1923
  1. Gesang. Largo molto espressivo
  2. Danse yougoslave, en forme sonate. Andante deciso - Allegro balcanico (Allegro molto vivace in manuscript)
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