String Quartet No.1, Op.18 No.1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato (D minor) III. Scherzo. Allegro molto IV. Allegro Composition Year 1799 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; For violin, piano (arr)

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (8)
• Parts (17)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#274938 - 6.60MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 956x⇩

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JP3 (2013/3/27)

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Offenbach: Jean André, n.d. (1829). Plate 5262.

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400 dpi color scan

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 Complete Score (Preview)
*#04755 - 6.19MB, 24 pp. -  6.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (15) - V/V/V - 17870x⇩

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Peter (2007/4/1)

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Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6:
Quartette für 2 Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell, Bd.1, Nr.37
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862. Plate B.37.

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New York: Dover Publications, 1970.

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Monochrome 600dpi.
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 Complete Score
*#90183 - 3.71MB, 42 pp. -  6.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 5862x⇩

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worov (2011/1/14)

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Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1920). Philharmonia series

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1937). No.128.

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 Complete Score
*#21345 - 2.21MB, 61 pp. -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - !N/!N/!N - 3655x⇩

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jgjgjg (2008/8/25)

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Gory

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 I. Allegro
*#01542 - 0.20MB, 14 pp. -  5.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (28) - !C/!C/!C - 5105x⇩

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Resnek (2006/9/21)

 II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
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Resnek (2006/9/21)

 III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
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Resnek (2006/9/21)

 IV. [Allegro]
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Resnek (2006/9/21)

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Parts

 Violin I
*#112701 - 3.45MB, 9 pp. -  7.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (19) - V/V/V - 4465x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

 Violin II
*#112702 - 2.27MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1722x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

 Viola
*#112703 - 2.09MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1743x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

 Cello
*#112704 - 2.08MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1947x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

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First edition

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Vienna: Mollo, n.d.[1801]. Plate 159.

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 Violin 1
*#224897 - 0.59MB, 9 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V/V/V - 1820x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

 Violin 2
*#224898 - 0.48MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1013x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

 Viola
*#224899 - 0.42MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1058x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

 Violoncello
*#224900 - 0.36MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1124x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

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Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1835). Plate 49.1

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 Complete Parts
*#71528 - 3.70MB, 19 pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1807x⇩

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KGill (2010/7/17)

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.1336a, n.d.[1873].

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London: Merton Music, No.4895, n.d.(1996-2010).

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This file is part of the Merton Music Project.
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 Violin 1 (Preview)
*#59455 - 1.86MB, 15 pp. -  7.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (15) - V/V/V - 5497x⇩

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piupianissimo (2010/3/19)

 Violin 2 (Preview)
*#59456 - 1.54MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3168x⇩

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 Viola (Preview)
*#59457 - 1.36MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3137x⇩

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piupianissimo (2010/3/19)

 Cello (Preview)
*#59458 - 1.30MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3227x⇩

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piupianissimo (2010/3/19)

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Ludwig van Beethovens Werke (neue Ausgabe), Band 14: Quartette
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate L.v.B. 14.

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 Violin 1
*#29020 - 0.40MB, 25 pp. -  8.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (9) - !N/!N/!N - 1868x⇩

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jgjgjg (2009/3/1)

 Violin 2
*#29021 - 0.34MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 849x⇩

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 Viola
*#29022 - 0.30MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 847x⇩

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 Cello
*#29023 - 0.28MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 968x⇩

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich and Wittmann)

 Complete Score
*#04239 - 2.61MB, 36 pp. -  9.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 524x⇩

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fsarud (2007/3/07)

Arranger:

Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-18??)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, Ed. 989a, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7768

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New York: Dover Publications, 1980

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For Piano solo (Rösler)

 Complete Score
*#184878 - 2.40MB, 25 pp. -  6.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 364x⇩

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Timtin (2012/3/8)

 Frontispiece & Index
*#184884 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 65x⇩

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Arranger:

Gustav Rösler (1819-1882)

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Leipzig: Peters, Ed.1300, n.d. Plate 5547.

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For Piano solo (Winkler)

 Complete Score
*#86337 - 2.59MB, 24 (23 music) pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 761x⇩

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Carolus (2010/12/2)

 Complete Score
*#25868 - 0.98MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 480x⇩

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Carolus (2008/12/25)

Arranger:

Louis Winkler (1820-1886)

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Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, No.6a, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 1539.

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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)

See: Quartette von Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven für Klavier und Violine (Various)

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General Information

Work Title	String Quartet No.1
Alternative Title

Composer	Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.18 No.1
Key	F major
Movements/Sections	4 movements I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato (D minor) III. Scherzo. Allegro molto IV. Allegro
Year/Date of Composition	1799
First Publication	1801, Mollo (Vienna)
Dedication	Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz (Wikipedia article, German) (1772-1816)
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Violins, Viola, Cello
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

In 1965 was first published a manuscript copy of an earlier version of this work, which Beethoven had sent to his friend Karl Amenda in June 1799 (see Kerman (1966), The Beethoven Quartets, Knopf, pp. 31–34.)