String Quartet No.1, JB 1:105 (Smetana, Bedřich)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements I. Allegro vivo appassionato (E minor) II. Allegro moderato á la Polka (F major) III. Largo sostenuto (A♭ major) IV. Vivace (E major) Composition Year 1876 Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 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

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (4)
• Parts (12)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (4)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#216217 - 1.87MB, 50 pp. -  2.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 2950x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/5/7)

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, Ed.3171, n.d.(ca.1907). Plate 9055

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Payne's kleine Partitur-Ausgabe No.275
Leipzig: Eulenburg, n.d.

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 Cover Page and Commentary
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 Complete Score (low resolution)
*#96294 - 5.47MB, 47 pp. -  6.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (16) - V/V*/V* - 2265x⇩

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John Gribben (2011/3/16)

 Complete Score (high resolution)
*#100898 - 3.43MB, 47 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V* - 3655x⇩

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Madcapellan (2011/5/5)

Editor:

Otakar Šourek (1883-1956)

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Prague: Hudební Matice, 1946. Plate H.M.911.

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Mineola: Dover Publications (#100898)

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#96294 - Pages 52-53 missing.
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Parts

 Violin 1
*#228074 - 1.01MB, 12 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V/V/V - 1507x⇩

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 Violin 2
*#228075 - 0.92MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 737x⇩

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 Viola
*#228076 - 0.93MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1402x⇩

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 Cello
*#228077 - 0.78MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 794x⇩

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Afp0815 (2012/6/2)

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 7742.

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 Violin 1
*#17387 - 1.85MB, 13 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (13) - V/V/V - 3162x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2008/6/14)

 Violin 2
*#17388 - 1.85MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1695x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2008/6/14)

 Viola
*#17389 - 1.85MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2751x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2008/6/14)

 Cello
*#17390 - 1.47MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1912x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2008/6/14)

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 7742.

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933). Kalmus Chamber Music Series

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 Violin 1
*#108561 - 3.54MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 946x⇩

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Generoso (2011/7/8)

 Violin 2
*#108562 - 2.96MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 605x⇩

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Generoso (2011/7/8)

 Viola
*#108563 - 3.07MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 812x⇩

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Generoso (2011/7/8)

 Cello
*#108564 - 2.35MB, 11 pp. -  9.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (12) - V/V/V - 718x⇩

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Generoso (2011/7/8)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, No.5373, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate 29627.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 hands (Horn)

 Complete Score
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Morel (2011/10/31)

 Color cover
*#143328 - 1.48MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 37x⇩

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Morel (2011/10/31)

Arranger:

August Horn (1825-1893)

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Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d.[1893]. Plate 7805.

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For Piano 4 hands (Wöss)

 Complete score
*#221059 - 4.66MB, 50 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/14 - 52x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/5/19)

Editor:

Josef Venantius Wöss (1863-1943)

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Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate U.E. 5567.

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III. Largo sostenuto

For Piano solo

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Hobbypianist (2008/11/5)

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Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1929). Plate U.E. 9863

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General Information

Work Title	String Quartet No.1
Alternative Title	Z mého života / Aus meinem Leben / From My Life / Из моей Жизни

Composer	Smetana, Bedřich
Opus/Catalogue Number	JB 1:105, T.116
Key	E minor
Movements/Sections	4 movements I. Allegro vivo appassionato (E minor) II. Allegro moderato á la Polka (F major) III. Largo sostenuto (A♭ major) IV. Vivace (E major)
Year/Date of Composition	1876
First Performance	29 March 1879 Prague: Ferdinand Lachner and Jan Pelikán (violins), Josef Krehan (viola), Alois Neruda (cello)
First Publication	1880 - Prague: Fr. Urbanek
Average Duration	28 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Violins, Viola, Cello
External Links	Wikipedia article