Composition: Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Piano Quartet |
| Alternative title | Piano Quartet No.1 |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.478 |
| Instrumentation | violin, viola, cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1785 |
| First published | 1785 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | — |
| II. Andante | — | — | — |
| III. Rondo | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano | Robert G. Patterson |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | — |
| view | Complete | violin, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | violin and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Rondo (No.3) | 2 pianos | Boris Wolfson |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1785 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1788 | Piano · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | 1794 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1803 | Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view Piano · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1879 | Complete Score (original engraving) · view Complete Score (modern reprint) · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1957 | Frontmatter (scan) · view Complete Score (scan) · view Original Version of 1. Set (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B/A) · view Clarinet 2 (B/A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B/D) · view Trumpet 2 (B/D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute (optional) · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B/A) · view Horn (E/G) · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Imbault | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Rondo (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Boris Wolfson | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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