Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Introduction, Theme, 4 Variations and Finale |
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First Publication | 1838 |
Genre Categories | Introductions; Variations; For 3 violins, viola, cello; |
Related Works | Ludovic by Ferdinand Hérold and Fromental Halévy |
Contents |
Work Title | Introduction et Variations brillantes |
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Alternative. Title | Introduction et Variations brillantes en forme de Fantaisie...sur le quatuour favori de Ludovic de F. Halevy |
Composer | Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.6 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHE 11 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Introduction, Theme, 4 Variations and Finale |
First Publication. | 1838 |
Dedication | 'à son ami François Schubert' (probably the conductor François Schubert/Franz Anton Schubert Jr. rather than the more famous Franz Peter Schubert who was 10 years dead by this point, as there is no mention of this in the dedication.) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Violin and String Quartet/Quintet |
Related Works | Ludovic by Ferdinand Hérold and Fromental Halévy |
The quartet on which these themes are based was contributed by Halévy (who contributed this quartet to the first act, and the entire second act, to Hérold's unfinished opera.)