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Streichtrio I

Helmut Lachenmann · 1935– · German
For violin, viola, cello
Also known as String Trio I · String Trio No. 1
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String trio
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1965
Era
Contemporary

Notes

His first string trio; the second, Mes Adieux, followed in 2021–22

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