String Quartet No. 3

Walter Piston · 1894–1976 · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 15 min
Composed: 1947
Era: 20th century

Notes

Three movements; the central Lento is a theme and variations, the outer ones sonata-allegro

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