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Sextet in G minor, Op. 55

Hans Pfitzner · 1869–1949 · German
For clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1945
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano; five movements, his last chamber work

About this work

Composed
1945
  1. Allegro con passione
  2. Quasi minuetto (doch mit Fluss, fast ganze Takte)
  3. Rondoletto (Allegretto)
  4. Semplice, misterioso
  5. Comodo
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