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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 ("...songs are sung")

Henryk Górecki · 1933–2010 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Pieśni śpiewają
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 55 min
Composed
1995–2005
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Five movements lasting nearly an hour, mostly slow and very exposed

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