String Quartet No. 3

R. Murray Schafer · 1933–2021 · Canadian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1981
Era: Contemporary

Notes

Three movements (slow and passionate, Allegro energico, slow and mystical)

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