| 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 |
| View on IMSLP | ![]() |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Boosey & Hawkes | 1946 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Hugo Bouma | 2020 | Complete Score (A3 format) · view Complete Score (16x9 landscape format for screen use) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Hugo Bouma | 2020 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Violin 3 · view Violin 4 · view Violin 5 · view Violin 6 · view Violin 7 · view Violin 8 · view Violin 9 · view Violin 10 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Viola 3 · view Viola 4 · view Viola 5 · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view Cello 3 · view Cello 4 · view Cello 5 · view Bass 1 · view Bass 2 · view Bass 3 · view |
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