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String Quintet in F-sharp minor

Heinrich Kaminski · 1886–1946 · German
For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 49 min
Composed
1916
Era
20th century

Notes

Four movements; two violas

About this work

Composed
1916 (revised 1927)
Dedicated to
Freifrau Melitta von Feilitzsch geborene von Wolfi
First performed
12 March 1917 in Munich. (Revision: Unknown? String orchestra version: 22 February 1929)

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