Five Pieces for String Quartet (Schulhoff)
# Five Pieces for String Quartet (Schulhoff)

The "Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett" or "Five Pieces for String Quartet" is a suite of five musical pieces by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff. The work contains stylistic connections to both a baroque dance suite and to other pieces composed by the Second Viennese School. The piece premiered on 8 August 1924 at the International Society for New Music Festival in Salzburg, and was dedicated to Darius Milhaud.

## Structure

Each of the pieces evokes a different style of dance music:

* Piece 1: Viennese Waltz
* Piece 2: Serenade
* Piece 3: Czech folk music
* Piece 4: Tango
* Piece 5: Tarantella

## Reception

Robin Holloway described the work as a "parody and debunking", similar to later works by Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten.

