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String Quintet No. 3 in D major, Op. 21

Adolphe Blanc · 1828–1885 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (or cello)
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 18 min
Composed
1857
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Three movements; double bass or second cello; dedicated to the bassist Achille Gouffé

About this work

Dedicated to
à Monsieur A. Gouffé (Achille Gouffé)
  1. Allegro moderato ()
  2. Menuet. Moderato quasi andante () (in G major)- Trio (in G minor) - (da capo)
  3. Finale. Allegro ()
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