Clarinet Quintet in E-flat major

Giacomo Meyerbeer · 1791–1864 · German

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello

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

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Clarinet
Form: Full work
Length: About 21 min
Composed: 1812–13
Era: Early Romantic

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Written for the clarinettist Heinrich Baermann; virtuoso clarinet part

About this work

Composed: 1812-13
Dedicated to: Heinrich Bärmann
First performed: 1813

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