Many modern compositions of this type are commissioned by a group named for (*) Kronos.
Alban Berg's Lyric Suite was originally composed in this form, and Beethoven wrote three of these called the "Rasumovsky" ones. One piece of this type begins in 9/8 and has an andante cantabile second movement; that is the first of these by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. One of these by Franz Schubert ends with a tarantella and is called Death and the Maiden. Many modern compositions of this type are commissioned by a group named for (*) Kronos. A famous one of these by Antonín Dvo?ák was composed in Spillville, Iowa, giving it the nickname "American." An adagio movement from one by Samuel Barber is frequently played on its own. For 10 points, name this type of composition for an ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello.
Alban Berg's Lyric Suite was originally composed in this form, and Beethoven wrote three of these called the "Rasumovsky" ones.
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