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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 20

Ernst Krenek · 1900–1991 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
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 27 min
Composed
1923
Era
20th century

Notes

Five movements with a waltz-tempo fourth; the opening Allegro returns to end the work

About this work

Composed
1923
Dedicated to
Paul Hindemith
  1. Allegro molto vivace -
  2. Adagio -
  3. Allegro moderato, ma deciso-
  4. Adagio -
  5. Allegro molto moderato - Gemächliches Walzertempo
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