String Quintet in G major, Op. 77

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of Clara Schumann
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during Brahms' mature period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quintet in G major, Op. 77
gptkbp:influences Romantic music
gptkbp:inspiration Clara Schumann's music
gptkbp:involved_forces 2 violins, viola, and 2 cellos
gptkbp:key G major
gptkbp:legacy Influenced later composers
Considered a staple of the chamber music repertoire
Performed by leading string quartets and quintets
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:5
gptkb:Allegretto_con_variazioni
gptkb:Adagio
gptkbp:music_style Rich harmonies
Sonata form
Dynamic contrasts
Expressive phrasing
Contrapuntal textures
Lyric melodies
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Guarneri_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number 77
gptkbp:performance Often performed in concert settings
Commonly included in chamber music festivals
Frequently recorded by string ensembles
gptkbp:premiere_date 1891
gptkbp:published_by 1892
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Sextet_in_B-flat_major,_Op._18
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2_in_A_minor,_Op._51_No._2
gptkb:Piano_Quintet_in_F_minor,_Op._34
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1_in_C_minor,_Op._51_No._1
gptkb:Violin_Sonata_No._1_in_G_major,_Op._78
gptkb:Cello_Sonata_No._1_in_E_minor,_Op._38
gptkbp:style gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:year_composed 1890
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Dvořák
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4