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String Quintet No. 4 in A major, Op. 108

Eugène Walckiers · 1793–1866 · French
For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (or cello)
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
1866
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Four movements including a Minuetto of 'naive and melancholic' character; double bass or second cello

About this work

Dedicated to
Émile Magnin
  1. Allegro ma non troppo ()
  2. Minuetto. Moderato () (Expression naïve et mélancolique. A minor)
  3. Andante cantabile (. E major)
  4. Finale. Allegro ()
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