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Oboe Quintet, F. 21
Arthur Bliss · 1891–1975 · British
For oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the oboe part
Listen
- Ensemble
- Strings & winds
- Hardest part
- Oboe
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 23 min
- Composed
- 1927
- Era
- 20th century
Notes
Three movements, about 23 minutes
About this work
- Composed
- 1927
- Dedicated to
- To Mrs Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
- First performed
- 1927, Venice, Italy, with soloist Léon Goossens
- Assai sostenuto – Moderato – Allegro assai agitato – Molto meno mosso
- Andante con moto – Allegro moderato – Tempo I, ma poco agitato
- Vivace
A step before · level 6
A step after · level 8
Chant de Linos (version for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp)
André Jolivet
flute, violin, viola, cello, harp
11 min
8flute