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String Quartet No. 3 ("Wycinanki")

Andrzej Panufnik · 1914–1991 · Polish-British

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 3 ("Cutouts")

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1990
Era: 20th century

Notes

Five short movements; Wycinanki means cutouts

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