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Intermezzo in D minor, WAB 113

Anton Bruckner · 1824–1896 · Austrian
For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
MinorLivelyDancePlayfulDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1879
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Written as an alternative to the quintet's Scherzo; first performed in Vienna in 1904

About this work

Composed
21 December 1879 (completion date)
First performed
23 January 1904 Vienna: Fitzner Quartet
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