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Macfarren, George Alexander 1813 - 1887

Piano Quintet

Strings, Keyboard Quintets G minor Romantic published 1855 4 movements dedicated to George Perkins (died 1889; double bassist) <!-- "G.A. Macfarren's Quintet in G minor, composed expressly for Mr. G. Perkins (Barclay & Perkins)" ("Memories: An Autobiography" by Walter Macfarren, 1905, p.76); "The Quintet was written expressly on commission for an enthusiastic amateur contrabassist, George Perkins, Esq., recently [1889] deceased" (brackets in source; "George Alexander Macfarren: His Life, Works, and Influence" by Henry C. Banister, 1891, p.99) -->

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4 movements
  1. I Allegro
  2. II Barcarole
  3. III Bolero
  4. IV Allegro assai

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