Composition: 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
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Number of movements
Keys C minor
Composed 1945
First published 1946
Dedication Paul Sacher and the Collegium Musicum Zürich
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Average duration (sec) 1500
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Composition types Studies
Period Romantic
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view Complete Boosey & Hawkes 1946 Complete Score · view
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