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Suite, Op. 29

Arnold Schoenberg · 1874–1951 · Austrian-American
For 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Suite for Seven Instruments
Level 10 · Extreme virtuoso — about Beyond the exam systems, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 30 min
Composed
1925–26
Era
20th century

Notes

Seven players: E-flat and B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano; four movements

About this work

Composed
1926
Dedicated to
t=ded Gertrud Schoenberg Gertrude Schoenberg
First performed
1927 December 15, Paris, Grande Salle Pleyel; Louis Cahuzac, E clarinet; Héry(?), clarinets (B and A); Jacques Delacroix, bass clarinet; Marcel Darrieux, violin; Elizabeth Boulay (poss.), viola; Marcel Frecheville, cello; Eduard Steuermann, piano; direction/conducted by composer
  1. Ouverture. Allegretto (). Sehr flott.
  2. Tanzschritte. Moderato ().
  3. Thema mit Variationen (Langsame punktierte Halbe. )
  4. Gigue ( (aber eher etwas rascher))
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