Nocturne B major, op. 40
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2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
SKU: PA.H06590
Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Stapled. The Complete Works of Antonin Dvorak III/24. Czech title: Nokturno H dur op. 40. Classical. Performance score, set of parts. With Publication language: Czech/German/English/French. Opus 40. Editio Baerenreiter Praha #H06590. Published by Editio Baerenreiter Praha (PA.H06590).ISBN 9790260107137. 31 x 23.7 cm inches. Key: B major.
This piece was originally one of two slow movements fromString Quintet in G major Op. 18dating from 1874. Dvorak later removed it from the quintet and, after variousrevisions,offered it to the Berlin publisher Bote & Bock as an independent workentitled Nocturne.Apart from this version for string orchestra, there also exist versions forviolin and pianoand for four-hand piano. This title is part of the first Complete CriticalEdition of Worksby Antonin Dvorak.