String Quintet No. 22 in E-flat major, Op. 57

George Onslow · 1784–1853 · French

For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (or double bass)

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 36 min
Composed: 1835
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Dedicated to Eugène Sauzay; about 36 minutes

About this work

Composed: 1835 November-December; *Manuscript
Dedicated to: Eugène Sauzay

Allegro non tanto vivace ()
Adagio ()
Scherzo. Allegro ()
Finale Pastorale. Allegretto Grazioso ()

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