String Octet in B-flat major
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String Octet in B-flat major is a late Romantic chamber work for eight string instruments by Max Bruch, admired for its rich harmonies and lyrical, expansive character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string octet ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| associatedNationalityOfComposer | German ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. posth. ⓘ |
| characteristic |
expansive character
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lyrical character ⓘ rich harmonies ⓘ |
| composer | Max Bruch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Willy Hess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensembleType | string ensemble ⓘ |
| genre | chamber music ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | no official opus number ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| instrumentationType | strings only ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro moderato
ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ III. Scherzo ⓘ IV. Finale ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dense contrapuntal writing
ⓘ
late-Romantic harmonic language ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
chamber music festival
ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOeuvre | late work ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByForm | String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn GENERATED ⓘ |
| requires | eight individual string players ⓘ |
| requiresConductor | no ⓘ |
| scoring |
2 cellos
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2 violas ⓘ 4 violins ⓘ eight string instruments ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Late Romantic ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete score ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly homophonic with contrapuntal passages ⓘ |
| titleInGerman | Streichoktett B-Dur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | B-flat ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerLateOutput | one of Bruch’s final compositions ⓘ |
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