String Quartet No. 3

Michael Tippett · 1905–1998 · English

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 31 min
Composed: 1945–46
Era: 20th century

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Five movements; premiered by the Zorian Quartet in 1946

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