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Three Pieces for String Quartet

Morton Feldman · 1926–1987 · American
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Set of pieces
Length
About 13 min
Composed
1956
Era
20th century

Notes

Three short pieces of the mid-1950s; about thirteen minutes

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