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String Quintet No. 13 in G major, Op. 35
George Onslow · 1784–1853 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello (or viola), double bass (or viola or cello)
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
Listen
- Ensemble
- String quintet
- Hardest part
- Violin 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 30 min
- Composed
- 1827–28
- Era
- Early Romantic
Notes
Cello and double bass; a viola or cello may replace the bass (IMSLP); first edition Breitkopf & Härtel, 1829
About this work
- Composed
- 1827/8
- Allegro spirituoso assai
- Minuetto. Allegro moderato (, G minor)
- Andante cantabile (, E-flat major)
- Finale. Presto ()
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2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (or double bass)
36 min
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