Composition: String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 4 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quintet No. 1 in E-flat major |
| Alternative title | Grand Quintette pour deux violons, deux quintes et violoncelle |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.4 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1795 |
| First published | 1796 |
| Dedication | Count von Fries |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quintets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | E flat major | — |
| Andante | — | B flat major | — |
| Minuet. Allegretto - Trio I - Trio II | — | E flat major, A flat major | — |
| Finale. Presto | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin, cello and piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | parts | Artaria | 1796 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola 1 Viola 2 Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | Pleyel | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola 1 Viola 2 Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | Litolff | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola 1 Viola 2 Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola 1 Viola 2 Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | Artaria | 1806 | Piano Part Piano Part (300 dpi) Cello Part (300 dpi) |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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