Work Title
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6 String Quartets
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Alternative. Title
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Six quartettos for two violins, a tenor and violoncello obligati
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Composer
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Abel, Carl Friedrich
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.8 ; WK 61-66 ; RISM A/I: A 89
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 quartets:
- Quartet in F major, WK 61
- Quartet in B♭ major, WK 62
- String Quartet in E-flat major, WK 63
- Quartet in D major, WK 64
- Quartet in A major, WK 65
- Quartet in F major, WK 66
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1769 or before
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First Publication.
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1769 - London: Robert Bremner, for the author
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Dedication
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Humbly dedicated to His Majesty
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola, cello
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Manuscript Sources
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Parts, n.d. S-J. (copy of Chevardière printing)
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