Composition: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 44 No. 1 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | String Quartet No. 3 |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.44 No.1 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1838 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | Crown Prince of Sweden |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1860 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Molto allegro vivace | — | — | 375 |
| II. Menuetto. Un poco Allegretto | — | — | 230 |
| III. Andante espressivo ma con moto | — | — | 155 |
| IV. Presto con brio | — | — | 316 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Brissler |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | organ | George Cooper Jr. |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | 1876 | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1878 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1876 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | III. Andante Color Cover |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | United States Marine Band (string quartet) and MSgt Christopher Shieh (viola) and SSgt Charlaine Prescott (cello) | I. Molto allegro vivace II. Menuetto. Un poco Allegretto III. Andante espressivo ma con moto IV. Presto con brio |
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