Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45

Edvard Grieg · 1843–1907

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT

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Type: Sonata
Setting: Piano
Length: About 24 min
Era: Late Romantic
Nationality: Norwegian
Exam lists: ABRSM, Trinity, RCM, AMEB, NYSSMA, UIL, Henle

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Most dramatic of the three

Exam & syllabus listings

ABRSM ARSM (mvt) · Trinity Gr 8 (mvt) · Trinity ATCL · RCM 10 (mvt) · AMEB LMusA (mvt) · NYSSMA 6 · UIL Gr 1 · Henle 6

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