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Sextet in C major, Op. 100

Ferdinand Ries · 1784–1838 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Also known as Grand Sextet · Grand Sextuor
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano & strings
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 23 min
Composed
1817–20
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Includes the Irish air 'The Last Rose of Summer'; piano with two violins, viola, cello and double bass

About this work

Dedicated to
Miss Boode
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Andante
  3. Air Irlandois. Andante
  4. Adagio Allegro
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