Composition: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18 No. 1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 1 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.18 No.1 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1799 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | F major | 313 |
| Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato | — | D minor | 110 |
| Scherzo. Allegro molto | — | F major | 230 |
| Allegro | — | F major | 381 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Jacques Drillon |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Gustav Rösler |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | horn, trumpet, euphonium and tuba | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Allegro (No.4) | flute, oboe, clarinet and horn | Liam Cameron |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | 1829 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1962 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (Amenda version, Hess 32) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Allegro · view 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato · view 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto · view 4. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Mollo | 1801 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | 1867 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1873 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1886 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | 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 | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Frontispiece & Index · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet, euphonium and tuba |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2013 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view Tuba · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Allegro (No.4) | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet and horn |
Liam Cameron | 2020 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Horn (F) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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