5 Movements, Op.5 (Webern, Anton)

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Original Version - String Quartet (1909)

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#00370 - 0.53MB - 11 pages - Scan Quality: 5.00/10 (1 rating) - V/V/16

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Uploader: Feldmahler (23 February 2006)

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Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, 1922, plate U.E. 5888

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU

Misc. Notes:

Note: This version is public domain in the USA.

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Study score: Universal
Set of Parts: Universal, Masters (reprint)

Later Version - String Orchestra (1929)

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General Information

Work Title Five Movements Op.5
Alternative Title Fünf Sätze, Op.5
Composer Webern, Anton
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.5
Number of Movements/Sections 5 pieces
Year/Date of Composition 1909 (Str 4tet)
1928, 1929 (Str Orch)
Year of First Publication 1922 (Str 4tet)
1961 (Str Orch)
Genre Piece_for_string_section
Piece Style Early_20th_century
Instrumentation String Quartet or String Orchestra
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Misc. Comments

This is one hell of a confusing piece (probably due to my lack of knowledge of it). From the "official" Webern site (www.antonwebern.com), Op.5 is listed as "Five movements for string quartet", but a Google search reveals that sometimes it is called "Five movements for string orchestra". Since the file I have here indicates Op.5 and the orchestration indicates a string section, I'm going to go with the second title, and put this page in the "piece for string section" category. Anyone who is better versed in Webern than I please correct this decision if it is a mistake. Thanks.

-- Feldmahler


And about 10 minutes after I posted that I get another version of Op.5 in the string quartet configuration -_-. I'm going to say that Webern himself orchestrated Op.5 (since I don't see another name) after initially writing it as a string quartet piece, since the two are clearly the same piece just orchestrated differently. Anyone who has more info about this please share it with us :)

-- Feldmahler again

Webern wrote "Five Movements for String Quartet" (or "Five Pieces") (op. 5) in 1909. He then revisited the work in 1928, arranging it for string orchestra. He then became dissatisfied with this arrangement and wrote another version in 1929, which was first performed in Philadelphia in 1930.

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