Clarinet Quintet

Jean Françaix · 1912–1997 · French

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the clarinet part

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Clarinet
Form: Full work
Length: About 25 min
Composed: 1977
Era: 20th century

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Clarinet and string quartet; four movements with a long Adagio and a final Rondo

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