String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 32

Max von Schillings · 1868–1933 · German

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 34 min
Composed: 1915
Era: Late Romantic

Notes

Two violas; four movements; published in 1917

About this work

Composed: 1915?

Mäßig bewegt ()
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Sine lassitudine: Schnell und lebendig ()
Kräftig bewegt und fest ()

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