Composition: String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 16 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.135 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1826 |
| First published | 1827 |
| Dedication | Johann Wolfmayer |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegretto | — | F major | — |
| Vivace | — | F major | — |
| Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo | — | D flat major | — |
| Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto — Allegro | — | F major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Scherzo. Vivace | piano | Carl Tausig} |
| view | Lento assai | piano | Henri-Louis-Stanislas Mortier de Fontaine} |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1863 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1826 | 1. Allegretto · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1826 | 4. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schlesinger | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | 1867 | 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 piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo. Vivace | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Lento assai | Arrangement for piano |
Aibl | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance · file |
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