Three Pieces for String Quartet is a composition by Russian composer

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. It was finished in 1914, revised in 1918, and eventually published in 1922.

Composition

As most of the works by Igor Stravinsky, this three- movement work was

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from a four-hands one-piano version, from which the final revised version of 1918 derives and differs in some respects. The manuscript (originally titled ''IStravinsky. Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes – reduction pour piano à quatre mains par moi, IStr.'') contained no movement titles for any of the three pieces. However, with the passing of time, Stravinsky rearranged these three movements for large orchestra, together with his '' Étude pour pianola'', and premiered the whole collection as ''

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'' in 1928. The term ''

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'' in the title refers to string quartet more as an ensemble, rather than a genre. Therefore, the work challenges the traditional notion of string quartet with its implied musical form and idiom. As music critic Paul Griffiths points out,

Structure

This collection of pieces takes approximately seven minutes to perform. There are three movements:

References

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*, Alban Berg Quartett {{Authority control Chamber music by Igor Stravinsky Compositions for string quartet 1914 compositions