String Quartet No. 3

Michael Nyman · b. 1944 · 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: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1990
Era: Contemporary

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Third quartet; recorded by the Balanescu and Lyric Quartets

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