Composition: 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 | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Adagio ma non troppo · view 3. Scherzo. Allegro · view 4. La Malincolia. Adagio · 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 | 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 | — | — | 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 |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | N. Simrock | 1806 | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Adagio ma non troppo (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
G. Hartmann | 1870 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio ma non troppo (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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