Performances
Sheet Music
Scores and Parts
| Publisher. Info.
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Berlin: N. Simrock, 1896. Plate 10761.
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. 1896 score, without 1915 finale.
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| Purchase
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⇒ 4 more: Violin I • Violin II • Viola • Cello
General Information
| Work Title
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String Quartet No.1
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| Alternative. Title
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| Name Translations
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Quatuor à cordes nº 1; 1. Streichquartett; String Quartet No. 1
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| Name Aliases
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Quatuor à cordes no 1 en si bémol majeur opus 11
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; VIAF: 293256030; BNF: 139643067
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| Composer
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Suk, Josef
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.11
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJS 31
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| Key
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B-flat major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Allegro moderato
- Tempo di marcia (
 = 116)
- Adagio ma non troppo
- Allegro giocoso
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1896 (rev.1915)
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| First Performance.
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1896 November 25
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| First Publication.
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1896
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| Dedication
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Karel Hoffmann, Oskar Nedbal and Hanuš Wihan. (Manuscript at Berlin has Otto Lessmann as dedicatee.)
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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25-30 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola, cello
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| Manuscript Sources
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D-B Mus.ms. 21542 (Copy from autograph, Staatsbibliothek Berlin- digitized)
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article (in French)
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Navigation etc.
A new finale was written in 1915 (and has been recorded but is usually considered separately from the quartet); quartet written in 1896 according to notes to Suk Quartet recording on Supraphon. Publication received in 1897 according to HMB.
