Composition: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 12 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.127 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1823 |
| First published | 1826 |
| Dedication | Prinz Galitzin |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maestoso - Allegro | — | E flat major | — |
| Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile | — | A flat major | — |
| Scherzando vivace - Trio | — | E flat major, E flat minor | — |
| Finale. Allegro | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1826 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1863 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (booklet) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Maestoso - Allegro · view 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile · view 3. Scherzando vivace · view 4. Finale · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | — | 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 | Schott | — | 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 | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Sketches · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | I. Maestoso · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | II. Adagio, ma non troppo / III: Scherzando vivace / III. Finale · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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