3 String Quartets, Op.36 (Onslow, George)

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Scores and Parts

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Editor Theo and Kitty Wyatt
Publisher. Info. London: Merton Music, No.4384, 1999. Plate 163S, 136.
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Includes the original title page
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Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Pleyel, n.d. Plate 2420-2421.
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No.4200-01, n.d.[1996-2010].
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Quartet in E minor (No.1)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1839). Plate 6037
Reissue - Kammermusik-Bibliothek, Ed.543/544, n.d.(after 1876).
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Quartet in D major (No.3)

4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1829). Plate 4678.
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This copy has label of H. C. Steup, Amsterdam pasted over imprint. This edition of the opus 36 quartets was advertised in the March 1829 issue of the AMZ.
Hendrik C. Steup (1778–1827) was a composer (and publisher) of chamber music active in the Netherlands.
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General Information

Work Title 3 String Quartets (Nos.16-18)
Alternative. Title Trois quatuors pour 2 violons, alto et violoncelle
Composer Onslow, George
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.36
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 quartets of 4 movements each
  1. Quartet in E minor
    1. Allegro (E minor)
    2. Andante grazioso (G major)
    3. Minuetto. Presto (E minor)
    4. Finale. Allegretto (E minor)
  2. Quartet in E major
    1. Allegro (E major)
    2. Minuetto. Allegro (E major)
    3. Andante con variazioni. Air populaire des montagnes d'Auvergne (G minor)
    4. Finale. Allegro vivace (E major)
  3. Quartet in D major
    1. Allegro vivace (D major)
    2. Andante non troppo lento (A major)
    3. Minuetto. Allegretto (D major)
    4. Finale. Presto (D major)
First Publication. 1830s?
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, violoncello
Related Works Arrangements of 3 Piano Trios, Op.14