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Five Movements, Op. 5

Anton Webern · 1883–1945 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett, Op. 5 · Five Pieces for String Quartet
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1909
Era
20th century

Notes

Five aphoristic movements; Webern later arranged them for string orchestra

About this work

Composed
1909 (Str 4tet); 1928-29 (Str Orch)
  1. Heftig bewegt
  2. Sehr langsam
  3. Sehr lebhaft
  4. Sehr langsam
  5. In zarter Bewegung
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