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Genesis I: Elementi, Op. 19 No. 1

Henryk Górecki · 1933–2010 · Polish
For violin, viola, cello
Also known as Elementi per tre archi
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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String trio
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1962
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Early avant-garde work for string trio; first part of the Genesis cycle, Op. 19

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