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String Quartet No. 3, H. 114

Arthur Honegger · 1892–1955 · Swiss-French
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
LivelyDramaticDarkVirtuosicLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 18 min
Composed
1936–37
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements: Allegro, Adagio and a fast finale of about five minutes

About this work

Composed
1936-7
Dedicated to
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
  1. Allegro ()
  2. Adagio ()
  3. Allegro ()
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