String Quintet No.14, Op.37 (Onslow, George)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
First Publication 1829 (parts)

1832 (score)

Genre Categories Quintets; For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 5 players; For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#81140 - 3.34MB, 29 (facing) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 386×⇩ - KGill

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KGill (2010/10/8)

Editor First edition (in score) (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1832]. Plate 5114.
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No.5407, n.d.[1996-2010].
Copyright
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Parts

 Complete Parts
#103675 - 7.78MB, 50 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 255×⇩ - Caprotti

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Editor First edition (parts)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1829]. Plate 4921.
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#81141 - 4.44MB, 27 (facing) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 256×⇩ - KGill

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1829?). Plate 4921.
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No.5406, n.d.
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General Information

Work Title String Quintet No.14
Alternative. Title
Composer Onslow, George
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.37
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGO 77
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
  1. Allegro moderato ( = 132)
  2. Minuetto. Allegretto ( = 72)
  3. Andante cantabile ( = 66)
  4. Finale. Allegretto ( = 80)
First Publication. 1829 (parts)

1832 (score)

Dedication Monsieur Beriot (Charles-Auguste de Bériot?)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (or 2nd viola and cello)
Manuscript Sources BNF (collection Charles Malherbe) (catalog entry: autograph manuscript double bass part for first 20 quintets.)

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Also besides score (1832) and parts published by B&H in 1829, published in 1830 in an arrangement by Friedrich Mockwitz for piano 4-hands.

Published by Pleyel in 1830-- Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 1e série, 19e année (33e de la collection), Nº 4, 23 Janvier 1830, p.63, r.24.

Existence of a (autograph) manuscript doublebass part (@BNF) suggests that "2 cellos or cello and double bass" should be written for the first 20 quintets, including this one. (It was included in an early B&H edition of "Quintette für zwei Violinen, Bratsche, Violoncell und Bass", as well containing quintets 1-14.)

Composition date does not seem to be known of a certainty despite claim of Onslow website?

No recording as yet it seems, but Naxos is recording his complete string quintets (or has begun such a series) so...

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