Composition: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 51 No. 1 (Brahms, Johannes)

Title String Quartet No. 1
Creators Johannes Brahms (composer)
Opus Op.51 No.1
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola and cello
Number of movements 4
Keys C minor
Composed 1865
First published 1873
Dedication Theodor Billroth
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Average duration (sec) 1920
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Composition types Quartets
Period Romantic
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Sections

Title
click for details		 Metronome Key Measures
Allegro — — —
Romanze. Poco adagio — — —
Allegretto molto moderato e comodo — Un poco più animato — — —
Allegro — — —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
view Complete piano 4 hands —
view Complete piano Paul Klengel

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — N. Simrock 1873 Complete Score · view
view Complete — N. Simrock — Complete Score · view
view Complete — Breitkopf und Härtel — Complete Score (scan) · view
Complete Score (medium quality) · view
view Complete parts N. Simrock 1873 Violin 1 · view
Violin 2 · view
Viola · view
Cello · view
view Complete parts Muzgiz 1932 Complete Parts · view
view Complete parts — — Violin 1 · view
Violin 2 · view
Viola · view
Cello · view
view Complete parts — — Cello · view
view Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands N. Simrock 1873 Complete Score · view
Color Cover · view
view Complete Arrangement for piano
by Paul Klengel
 N. Simrock 1897 Complete Score · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsPerformersFiles
view Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) Complete Performance · file
view Musicians from Marlboro (string quartet) Complete Performance · file
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