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Tres piezas para cuarteto de cuerda

Cristóbal Halffter · 1930–2021 · Spanish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Three Pieces for String Quartet · String Quartet No. 1
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Set of pieces
Length
About 16 min
Composed
1955
Era
20th century

Notes

Early quartet, listed as String Quartet No. 1

A step before · level 6

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A step after · level 8

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