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String Quartet No. 3 in E minor, Op. 28

Vissarion Shebalin · 1902–1963 · Russian
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 2530 min
Composed
1939
Era
20th century

Notes

Published by Muzgiz in 1941

About this work

Composed
1939?
Dedicated to
Nikolay Myaskovsky (1881–1950)
First performed
28 November 1939
  1. Allegro
  2. Vivace
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro risoluto
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