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String Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85

Richard Strauss · 1864–1949 · German
For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Also known as Capriccio Sextet · Sextett aus Capriccio
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1941
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

The opening of the opera Capriccio (1941), often played as a concert piece

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