| Work Title
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3 Pièces caractéristiques
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| Alternative. Title
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Trois Pièces caractéristiques pour deux violons et alto (viola) ou violoncelle
3 Characteristic Pieces
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| Composer
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Hollander, Benoit
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.12
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IBH 1
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| Key
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see below
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 pieces:
- Zingara. Molto Allegro (C major, 357 bars in 3/8)
- Rhapsodie. Lento — Poco più animato (C minor, 102 bars in 4/4)
- Scherzo. Molto vivace leggiero (A minor, 488? bars in 3/8)
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| First Publication.
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1895 – Mainz: Schott, plate 25845
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| Dedication
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Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908) (No.1)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola (or 2 violins, cello)
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| Extra Information
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The first violin part in the Rhapsodie seems reasonably virtuosic. Fortunately the most difficult-looking parts, for example the several bars of tuplet 16ths (and one bar ending with a 9:8 tuplet arpeggiated A major scale of 32nd notes) take place after tempo primo is regained. That said, the viola part in the Rhapsodie is extraordinary for its time. Forsyth, in the section on Viola in his book Orchestration, would have looked at Hollander's demands on the viola in the Rhapsodie and wondered if he had mistaken it for a third violin with extended lower range.
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