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String Quartet No. 5 in C major, Op. 29 ("Serenade")

Wilhelm Stenhammar · 1871–1927 · Swedish
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Serenad
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 19 min
Composed
1910
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Light, about 19 minutes; Ballata second, Scherzo third

About this work

Composed
1910
First performed
1916-1-26 in Gothenburg, the Gothenburg Quartet.
  1. Allegro molto con spirito
  2. Ballata. Allegretto scherzando
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  4. Finale. Allegro molto
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