Quintet in One Movement

Charles Martin Loeffler · 1861–1935 · German-born American

For 3 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 15 min
Composed: 1894
Era: Late Romantic

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Written for three violins, viola and cello; first played in Boston in 1895, published only in 1938

About this work

Composed: 1894
First performed: 1895/02/18 in Boston, Union Hall; Kneisel Quartet + William Kraft, violin

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