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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 26 ("Three Miniatures")

Per Nørgård · 1932–2025 · Danish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as 3 Miniatures
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 4 min
Composed
1959
Era
Contemporary

Notes

Three short movements

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