Composition: 6 String Quartets, Op. 18 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | 6 String Quartets |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.18 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1799 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Gustav Rösler |
| view | Selections | violin, cello and piano | Ferdinand Ries |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Nos.1-3 | parts | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Nos.1-3 | parts | N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Nos.4-6 | parts | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Nos.4-6 | parts | N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | 1873 | Piano score (Nos.1-3) Piano score (Nos.4-6) Violin part (Nos.1-3) Violin part (Nos.4-6) Color cover |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Color cover |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
N. Simrock | — | Nos.2 and 5 parts |
Recordings/Performances
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