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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
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| Composition Year | 1927 September 27-October 5, Polička |
| Genre Categories | Quintets; For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello
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| Work Title | String Quintet |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Name Translations | Quintette à cordes |
| Composer | Martinů, Bohuslav |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H.164 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IBM 140 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1927 September 27-October 5, Polička |
| First Performance. | 1928-9-21, Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| First Publication. | 1930 |
| Dedication | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 19 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, 2 violas, cello |
| External Links | Wikipedia article (in French) |
| Extra Information | Dates from score, and agree with autograph as described on Christie's auction page. (Autograph pages replicated at site do not have metronome marking.) New York Times description of the then-upcoming September 21 concert (in their September 16 1928 issue) describes this as its first American performance, but Martinu.cz identifies this as the world premiere of the work. |
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