Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Strauss, Richard)
| Title | Metamorphosen |
| Alternative title | Study for 23 string instruments |
| Creators | Richard Strauss, composer |
| Opus | TrV 290 |
| Instrumentation | 10 violins, 5 violas, 5 cellos and 3 double basses strings |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1945 |
| First published | 1946 |
| Dedication | Paul Sacher and the Collegium Musicum Zürich |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Studies |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Boosey & Hawkes | 1946 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Hugo Bouma | 2020 | Complete Score (A3 format) Complete Score (16x9 landscape format for screen use) |
| View | Complete | parts | Hugo Bouma | 2020 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Violin 3 Violin 4 Violin 5 Violin 6 Violin 7 Violin 8 Violin 9 Violin 10 Viola 1 Viola 2 Viola 3 Viola 4 Viola 5 Cello 1 Cello 2 Cello 3 Cello 4 Cello 5 Bass 1 Bass 2 Bass 3 |
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