| Title | String Octet | 
| Creators | Reinhold Glière (composer) | 
| Opus | Op.5 | 
| Instrumentation | 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | 
| Number of movements | 4 | 
| Keys | D major | 
| Composed | — | 
| First published | 1903 | 
| Dedication | Jan Hřímalý | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Octets | 
| Period | Romantic | 
| View on IMSLP |  | 
| Code |  | 
| Title click for details | Metronome | Key | Measures | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato | quarter = 112 | — | — | 
| Allegro (in G major) | dotted quarter = 88 | G major | — | 
| Andante (in G minor) | quarter = 69 | G minor | — | 
| Allegro assai | half note = 120 | — | — | 
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | M.P. Belaieff | 1903 | Complete score · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Violin 3 · view Violin 4 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cello (alternate for Viola 1) · view | 
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