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Clarinet Quintet in G major

Arthur Somervell · 1863–1937 · British
For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the clarinet part
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Clarinet
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1913
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Brahmsian, with much chalumeau writing; first performed 1919 (Wigmore Hall)

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