String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18 No. 6 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Title String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major
Creators Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Opus Op.18 No.6
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola and cello
Number of movements 5
Keys B flat major
Composed 1800
First published 1801
Dedication
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Composition types Quartets
Period Classical
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Allegro con brio B flat major
Adagio, ma non troppo E flat major
Scherzo. Allegro — Trio B flat major
La Malinconia. Adagio B flat major
Allegretto quasi Allegro B flat major

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete violin and piano Hugo Ulrich
View Complete piano 4 hands Friedrich Wilhelm Markull
View Complete piano Gustav Rösler
View Complete piano Louis Winkler
View Complete piano
View Adagio ma non troppo (No.2) piano Camille Saint-Saëns

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Breitkopf und Härtel 1862 Complete Score
View Complete Schott Complete Score
View Complete Universal Edition Complete Score
View Complete Complete Score
View Complete 1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Scherzo. Allegro
4. La Malincolia. Adagio
View Complete parts Mollo 1801 Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Clementi & Co. Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts N. Simrock Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Schott 1867 Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel 1886 Complete Parts
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano
by Hugo Ulrich
Edition Peters Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Friedrich Wilhelm Markull
Holle Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Gustav Rösler
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Louis Winkler
Litolff Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano N. Simrock 1806 Complete Score (300 dpi)
View Adagio ma non troppo (No.2) Arrangement for piano
by Camille Saint-Saëns
G. Hartmann 1870 Complete Score
View Adagio ma non troppo (No.2) Arrangement for piano
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Durand Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

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