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Three Divertimenti

Benjamin Britten · 1913–1976 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Set of pieces
Length
About 10 min
Composed
1933
Era
20th century

Notes

March, Waltz and Burlesque; revised 1936

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