Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Arnold Schoenberg · 1874–1951 · Austrian-American

For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos

Also known as Transfigured Night

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String sextet or larger
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 30 min
Composed: 1899
Era: 20th century

Notes

One 30-minute movement; dense chromaticism and many tempo changes

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