| Work Title
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Piano Quartet No.2
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| Alternative. Title
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Quatuor en ré majeur pour violon, alto, violoncelle et piano
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| Composer
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Bonis, Mel
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.124; Op.72
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IMB 41
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| Key
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D major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements
- I. Moderato (
 = 48) - Più vivo ( = 160)
- II. Allegretto (B♭ major. = 138*.)
- III. Lent (D major. = 40)
- IV. Final. Allegro ( = 126, opens in B minor and ends in B major.)
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| First Performance.
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1927 February 26, Paris, Salle du Conservatoire. Marguerite Moreau-Leroy, piano, members of the Quatuor Zighera
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| First Publication.
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1927 – Paris: Propriété de l'auteur
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| Dedication
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Gabriel Pierné
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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25 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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violin, viola, cello, piano
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article (in French)
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| Extra Information
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In the score, the string parts of the 2nd movement have metronome part quarter=138, the piano part 126. This should prove interesting in performance.
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