String Quartet No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 50
Derek B. Scott

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String Quartet No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 50

Additional Information

String Quartet No. 3 in A Minor

Quartetto semplice

1. Allegro

2. Andante

3. Allegretto

4. Allegro

Duration: 18:15

This String Quartet was composed during late 2025 and early 2026 developing musical material from old sketchbooks. The title ‘quartetto semplice’ is meant to indicate its accessibility to listeners rather than its technical demands on players.

Details

Quartetto semplice
Year
Publisher
Composer

Todmorden
United Kingdom

Score file
String Quartet 3 – Score_compressed.pdf
Minutes
18