Composition: String Quartet No. 1, JB 1:105 (Smetana, Bedřich)
| Title | String Quartet No. 1 |
| Alternative title | Z mého života / Aus meinem Leben / From My Life / Из моей Жизни |
| Creators | Bedřich Smetana (composer) |
| Opus | JB 1:105, T.116 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1876 |
| First published | 1880 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1680 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro vivo appassionato | — | E minor | — |
| II. Allegro moderato à la Polka | — | F major | — |
| III. Largo sostenuto | — | A flat major | — |
| IV. Vivace | — | E major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | August Horn |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Alla Polka (No.2) | orchestra | Otto Langey |
| view | Largo sostenuto (No.3) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Hudební Matice | 1946 | Cover Page and Commentary · view Complete Score (low resolution) · view Complete Score (high resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | 1893 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Alla Polka (No.2) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Schirmer | 1919 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone · view Timpani/Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Largo sostenuto (No.3) | Arrangement for piano | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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