String Octet, Op.20 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements: I. Allegro moderato con fuoco II. Andante III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo IV. Presto Composition Year 1825 Genre Categories Octets; For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble; For 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 8 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• Ensemble Recordings (1)

Ensemble Recordings

 Complete Performance
*#73844 - 29.64MB - 32:22 -  8.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - - !N/!N/!N - 4100x⇩

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/8/4)

Performer Pages:

Musicians from Marlboro (ensemble)

Publisher Info.:

Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (3)
• Parts (16)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#12544 - 21.65MB, 79 (77 music) pp. -  4.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V/V/V - 8210x⇩

PDF scanned by Unknown
Generoso (2007/8/24)

Publisher Info.:

Composer's manuscript, Berlin: 15 October 1825

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Color scan

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 Complete Score
*#10980 - 11.72MB, 48 pp. -  5.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 10709x⇩

PDF scanned by Project Gutenberg
William (2007/7/29)

Editor:

Julius Rietz (1812–1877)

Publisher Info.:

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie V, No.19
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874. Plate M.B. 19.

Reprinted:

New York: Dover Publications, 1978

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#07690 - 1.71MB, 102 pp. -  7.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (10) - !N/!N/!N - 5714x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

Editor:

Alexander Klein

Publisher Info.:

Mutopia Project, 2006

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Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]

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Parts

 Violin 1
*#253952 - 2.73MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2602x⇩

PDF scanned by Univ. Leeds
Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Violin 2
*#253953 - 1.00MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1080x⇩

PDF scanned by Univ. Leeds
Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Violin 3
*#253954 - 0.95MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 920x⇩

PDF scanned by Univ. Leeds
Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Violin 4
*#253955 - 0.88MB, 9 pp. -  4.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V/V/V - 989x⇩

PDF scanned by Univ. Leeds
Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Viola 1
*#253956 - 1.06MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 995x⇩

PDF scanned by Univ. Leeds
Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Viola 2
*#253957 - 0.97MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 913x⇩

PDF scanned by Univ. Leeds
Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Cello 1
*#253958 - 0.97MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1087x⇩

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Generoso (2012/10/8)

 Cello 2
*#253959 - 0.82MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1091x⇩

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Generoso (2012/10/8)

Editor:

Hellmesberger Quartet

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1902). Plate U.E.855a

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Violin 1
*#07691 - 0.33MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 6951x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Violin 2
*#07692 - 0.24MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3133x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Violin 3
*#07693 - 0.23MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 2906x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Violin 4
*#07694 - 0.22MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 2770x⇩

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Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Viola 1
*#07695 - 0.29MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3305x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Viola 2
*#07696 - 0.26MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 2876x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Cello 1
*#07697 - 0.25MB, 10 pp. -  8.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (24) - !N/!N/!N - 3433x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

 Cello 2
*#07698 - 0.19MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3442x⇩

PDF typeset by Alexander Klein
Generoso (2007/6/13)

Editor:

Alexander Klein

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Mutopia Project

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete Score

For Piano 4 Hands (Composer)

 Complete Score
*#161262 - 5.71MB, 43 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 458x⇩

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Morel (2011/12/6)

 Color cover
*#161263 - 1.45MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 64x⇩

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Morel (2011/12/6)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6048.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Complete Score
*#39518 - 3.88MB, 51 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 775x⇩

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Morel (2009/9/17)

Arranger:

Composer's arrangement

Editor:

Willi Thern (1847–1911)
Louis Thern (1848–1920)

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U.E. 880.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Tscherlitzky)

 Complete score
*#173176 - 2.52MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 446x⇩

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Timtin (2012/1/23)

Arranger:

Ivan Karlovič Čerlickij (1799–1865) ("Tscherlitzky")

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1861]. Plate 10211.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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VIAF prefers Čerlickij, which we tend to use as a reference for uniformity.

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Scherzo

For Piano solo

 Complete Score
*#82422 - 0.46MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 576x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Music Library
Caprotti (2010/10/21)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Bartholf Senff, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 1559.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Octet for Strings in E♭, Op.20
Alternative Title

Composer	Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.20
Key	E♭ major
Movements/Sections	4 movements: I. Allegro moderato con fuoco II. Andante III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo IV. Presto
Year/Date of Composition	1825
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos

Misc. Comments

Section Listing

1. Allegro moderato con fuoco
2. Andante
3. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
4. Presto