Epigrams

Elliott Carter · 1908–2012 · American

For violin, cello, piano

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Piano trio
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 2012
Era: 20th century

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Piano trio in a series of brief epigrammatic movements; one of Carter's last works

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