Composition: String Quintet, CNW 59 (Nielsen, Carl)

Title String Quintet in G major
Alternative title Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Cello
Creators Carl Nielsen (composer)
Opus CNW 59
Instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas and cello
Number of movements 4
Keys G major
Composed 1888
First published 1937
Dedication Thorvald Nielsen-Kvartetten
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Average duration (sec) 1500
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Composition types Quintets
Period Romantic
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Allegro pastorale G major
Adagio B flat major
Allegretto scherzando G major
Finale. Allegro molto G major

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