The Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett (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.Program notes for the Sierra Chamber Society 2000-2001 Season, Program V, Sunday May 20, 2001. Stored on
Structure Each of the pieces evokes a different style of dance music: Viennese Waltz Serenade Czech folk music Tango Tarantella
Reception Robin Holloway described the work as a "parody and debunking", similar to later works by Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten.
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