String Quartet, Op.18 (Converse, Frederick Shepherd)

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Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1906. Plate 17996.
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Work Title String Quartet
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Composer Converse, Frederick Shepherd
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 15
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
I. Largamente - Molto vivace - Poco meno mosso, ma molto marcato
II. Adagio; Andante con moto, ma un poco largamente
III. Allegro con fuoco, ma giocoso
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1904 January
First Performance. 1904 October 27, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (by the dedicatees)
First Publication. 1906
Dedication To the Kneisel Quartet
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 Violins, viola, cello

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According to Garofalo's "Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940): His Life and Music", his second quartet, preceded by a string quartet in E-flat Op.3 which was premiered in January 1902, written while studying with Chadwick, and revised later in 1902 during studies with Rheinberger (and revised once more in the same year).