6 Quartets, Op. 4 (Stamitz, Carl Philipp)
| Title | 6 Quartets |
| Alternative title | Six quatuors à deux violons, viole, et violoncelle dont deux à grand orchestre, deux concertants, et deux dont les premières parties peuvent se jouer par une flûte, hautbois, violon, ou clarinette |
| Creators | Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer |
| Opus | Op.4 (Betz, Napier, DTB) |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello flute, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello clarinet, violin, viola and cello orchestra strings |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1774 |
| Dedication | Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| C major - Orchestra | — | C major | — |
| G major - Concertante | — | G major | — |
| D major - Quartetto (Flute/Oboe/Clarinet or Violin) | — | D major | — |
| F major - Orchestra | — | F major | — |
| B flat major - Concertante | — | B flat major | — |
| A major - Quartetto (Flute/Oboe/Clarinet or Violin) | — | A major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | clarinet, violin, viola and cello | Oliver Seely |
| View | Quartet No.6 in A major ( C major ) | recorder, violin, viola and cello | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Sieber | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | — | J. Betz | — | Flute/Oboe/Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | — | William Napier | 1785 | Flute/Oboe/Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Quartet No.1 in C major | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Quartet No.1 in C major | — | Schott | 1959 | Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos and Basses |
| View | Quartet No.3 in D major | — | J. Schmitt | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Quartet No.3 in D major | — | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score |
| View | Quartet No.6 in A major | — | F.E.C. Leuckart | 1960 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet, violin, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Quartet No.6 in A major ( C major ) | Arrangement for recorder, violin, viola and cello | — | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
Recordings/Performances
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