The Third Quartet I Made The Instruments In Pairs - Two Different Pairs - Violin And Viola, And Violin And Cello. They Played Very Different Things From Each Other All Through The Whole Piece. - SearchQuotes

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The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece.

Elliott Carter

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