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Three Winter Poems

William Alwyn · 1905–1985 · British
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Set of pieces
Length
About 9 min
Composed
1948
Era
20th century

Notes

Three short pieces for string quartet

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