It has been speculated that Bartók's previous work, the String Quartet No. 6 (1939), could well have been his last were it not for this commission, which sparked a small number of other compositions, including his Sonata for Solo Violin and Piano Concerto No. 3.
Especulouse con que a anterior peza de Bartók, o Cuarteto de Corda Nº6 (1939), puido ter sido a súa derradeira composición se non fora por este encargo, que conduciu a un pequeno número de outras composicións, incluíndo a súa Sonata para Violín Só e Concerto para Piano Nº 3.