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String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32

Paul Hindemith · 1895–1963 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
LivelyPlayfulDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 29 min
Composed
1923
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; a short 'Kleiner Marsch' and a closing Passacaglia

About this work

Composed
1923
Dedicated to
"Für Frau Beatrice Sutter-Kottlar"
First performed
26 October 1923, Vienna; Amar Quartet
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