String Sextet (Dvořák) — Antonín Dvořák´s String Sextet in A major Op. 48, (B. 80) for two violins, two violas and two cellos was composed for the most part in May 1878. It was Dvořák´s first work to be premièred abroad [sleeve note of the Supraphon recording (11 1461 2… … Wikipedia
Sextet — A sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related objects are considered a single unit.Many musical… … Wikipedia
String instrument repertoire — This is a list of pages with repertoire for stringed instruments.olo instruments*Violin: **Violin solo **Violin and piano **Violin concertos*Viola: **Viola solo **Viola and piano **Viola concertos*Cello: **Cello solo **Cello and piano **Cello… … Wikipedia
String quartet — A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in… … Wikipedia
String quintet — A string quintet is a musical composition for a standard string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello) supplemented by a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so called viola quintet ) or a second cello (a cello quintet ), but… … Wikipedia
String Quintet No. 2 (Dvořák) — Antonín Dvořák s String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Opus 77, (B. 49) was originally composed in early March, 1875 and first performed on March 18, 1876 in Prague at the concert of the Umělecká beseda. It is scored for two violins, viola, cello, and … Wikipedia
String orchestra — A string orchestra is understood as an orchestra composed solely of instruments of the violin family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the violoncello and the double bass (the last sometimes considered an anomaly because of its… … Wikipedia
sextet — Synonyms and related words: German band, Hexateuch, Jewish star, Magen David, Philharmonic, Spenserian stanza, antistrophe, band, big band, bipartisanship, book, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, burden,… … Moby Thesaurus
string quartet — Synonyms and related words: German band, Nachtmusik, Philharmonic, absolute music, adaptation, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, arrangement, band, big band, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, callithumpian… … Moby Thesaurus
Piano sextet — A piano sextet is a composition for piano and five other musical instruments, or a group of six musicians who perform such works. There is no standard grouping of instruments with that name, and compared to the string quartet or piano quintet… … Wikipedia
