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Clarinet Quintet, Op. 30

Paul Hindemith · 1895–1963 · German
For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the clarinet part
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Clarinet
Form
Full work
Length
About 20 min
Composed
1923 (rev. 1954)
Era
20th century

Notes

Five short movements, including a 'Schneller Ländler'; revised in 1954

About this work

Composed
1923 (first version); 1954 (revised version)
Dedicated to
Für Herrn Werner Reinhart
First performed
7 August 1923 in Salzburg (first version); Philipp Dreisbach (clarinet), Amar-Quartett
  1. Sehr Lebhaft ()
  2. Ruhig () ("Sehr langsame Achtel" in first version)
  3. Schneller Ländler () ("Deutsche Tänze" in first version)
  4. Arioso: Sehr ruhig
  5. Sehr lebhaft (), wie im ersten Satz
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