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Divertimento brillante on Themes from Bellini's La sonnambula

Mikhail Glinka · 1804–1857 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Also known as Divertimento Brilliante sopra alcuni motivi della Sonnambula
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano & strings
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 13 min
Composed
1832
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

One continuous piece for piano and string quintet (or string orchestra) on themes from Bellini's opera

About this work

Composed
1832

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