3 String Quintets, G.337-339 (Op.39) (Boccherini, Luigi)
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Sheet Music
Arrangements and Transcriptions
String Quintet No.1, G.337 (Op.39/1)
For 2 Violins, Viola, 2 Cellos, or 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello
Complete Parts
*#78863 - 6.62MB, 16 pp. - (2) - V/V/V - 1741x⇩
Alto Violoncello (alternate for cello 1)
*#109401 - 1.74MB, 3 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 197x⇩
Paris: Pleyel, n.d.[1809]. Plate 837.
This edition contains also a part for "Alto-Violoncello" (= Viola for first cello), which is omitted here
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String Quintet No.3, G.339 (Op.39/3)
(For 2 Violins, Viola, 2 Cellos, or 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello
Complete Score
*#75756 - 2.62MB, 23 pp. - (0) - V/C/V* - 1485x⇩
Enrico Polo (1868-1953)
Milan: Ricordi, 1949. Plate E.R. 2172.
Op.37/2 in Enrico Polo's edition
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Viola 2 (replacing Cello 1)
*#75760 - 0.29MB, 6 pp. - (0) - V/C/V* - 260x⇩
Enrico Polo (1868-1953)
Milan: Ricordi, 1949. Plate E.R. 2172.
Op.37/2 in Enrico Polo's edition. Violin 1 part lacks final movement (III. Presto)
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III. Presto - Violin 1
*#90822 - 0.10MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 207x⇩
Jennifer Parker
Jennifer Parker
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag/del]
Based upon Enrico Polo's edition.
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General Information
| Work Title | 3 String Quintets, G.339 (Op.39) |
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| Composer | Boccherini, Luigi |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | G.337-339, Op.39 in Boccherini's autograph catalogue; first published as Op.37/20, Op.47/4, Op.37/23 |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1787 |
| First Publication | 1809 (No.1), 1811/12 (No.3), 1813 (No.2) |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double bass (2nd Cello in the first edition); the first edition by Pleyel contains also an "Alto-Violoncello"-Part (= 2nd Viola for 1st Cello), which was probably written by Pleyel himself. This part is included also in Enrico Polo's edition of G.339 (Op.39/3). |
Misc. Comments
Grove Music gives the original as 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass, with no alternative instrumentation.

