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Scores and Parts
Publisher. Info.
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Paris: Enoch & Cie., n.d.[1905]. Plate E. & C. 4716. Reissue (new engraving) - 1950. Plate E. & C. 4716.
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Misc. Notes
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With a preface by the composer describing it as a new edition. Plate actually suggests 1901 publication...
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⇒ 8 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Violin 3 • Violin 4 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2
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Paris: Enoch & Cie., n.d.[1905]. Plate E. & C. 4717.
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General Information
Work Title
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Octet
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Enescu, George
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.7
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGE 13
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Key
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C major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement in 4 sections (with one brief pause)
- Très modéré -
- Même temps (pause) -
- Très fougueux - moins vite - 1er mouvement - moins vite - Lentement - Plus animé -
- Mouvement de valse bien rythmée
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1900
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First Performance.
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1909 December 18
- Paris, Salle des Agriculteurs
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First Publication.
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1905
- Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 2e série, 94e année, Nº 13, 1 Avril 1905, p.201, r.1334.
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Dedication
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André Gédalge (1856–1926)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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35 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
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(There aren't four movements really, though there are four large sections (and even those are so subdivided it can be hard on paper- easier in sound, admittedly- relatively... - to tell that these are interior divisions of sections whereas these are divisions between larger sections of the big movement. There's only one real pause in the score, a brief one between the second and third "movements". If I say that in this respect it was maybe pretty typical of the time- or maybe actually forward-looking to features of chamber music of a decade later, morelike- I still find it a -most- exceptional and excellent work. Anyhow. - Schissel )
(According to the source cited @ Wikipedia, the 1909 concert had 2 Enescu premieres- the Octet, and the only just-completed first piano quartet.)