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Composition Year | 1945 March (begun 1944) |
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Genre Categories | Studies; For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble |
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Work Title | Metamorphosen |
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Alternative. Title | Study for 23 string instruments |
Name Translations | Métamorphoses; メタモルフォーゼン; 变形; Metamorphosen für 23 Solostreicher; Metamorfozoj por 23 solo-arĉistoj; |
Name Aliases | Metamorphosen (R. Strauss); Метаморфозы (Штраус) |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179445856; LCCN: n82246131; GND: 300157096; BNF: 139197891 |
Composer | Strauss, Richard |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TrV 290 ; AV 142 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IRS 73 |
Key | C minor |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1945 March (begun 1944) |
First Publication. | 1946 |
Dedication | Paul Sacher and the Collegium Musicum Zürich |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 25-30 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 10 violins, 5 violas, 5 cellos, 3 basses |
External Links | Wikipedia article |