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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
First Publication | 1864? |
Genre Categories | Octets; For 4 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass; Scores featuring the violin; |
Work Title | String Octet |
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Alternative. Title | Octett f. d. Violinen, 2 Altos, Vcllo u. Cb. |
Composer | Herrmann, Gottfried |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.3 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGH 1 |
Key | D major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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First Performance. | 1862 December? |
First Publication. | 1864? |
Dedication | Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 4 violins, 2 violas, cello, contrabass |
The work is mentioned in the 1863 January 21 Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, page 75, concerning a 1862 December 17 concert; though apparently not published until sometime in 1864.