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Music for Violin, Cello and Piano

Earle Brown · 1926–2002 · American
For violin, cello, piano
Also known as Music 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
Short piece
Length
About 3 min
Composed
1952
Era
20th century

Notes

Early (1952) twelve-tone serial trio in strictly metric notation; about three minutes

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