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String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 104

Charles Villiers Stanford · 1852–1924 · Irish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1907
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; written in memory of Joseph Joachim

About this work

Composed
1907 November
Dedicated to
In memoriam Joseph Joachim
First performed
1908 March 04 - Leeds Bohemian Chamber Concert
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Intermezzo. Allegretto
  3. Adagio pesante
  4. Allegro moderato
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