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n. (string quartet English)
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The Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg published four string quartets, distributed over his lifetime. These were the String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7 (1905), String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10 (1908), String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927), and the String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936).
In addition to these, he wrote several other works for string quartet which were not published. The most notable was his early String Quartet in D major (1897). There was also a Presto in C major (ca. 1895), a Scherzo in F major (1897), and later a Four-part Mirror Canon in A major (ca. 1933). Finally, several string quartets exist in fragmentary form. These include String Quartet in F major (before 1897), String Quartet in D minor (1904), String Quartet in C major (after 1904), String Quartet Movement (1926), String Quartet (1926), String Quartet in C major (after 1927) and String Quartet No. 5 (1949).
Schoenberg also wrote a Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra in B-flat major (1933): a recomposition of a work by the Baroque composer George Frideric Handel.
Felix Mendelssohn wrote six numbered string quartets which were published during his lifetime:
- String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12 composed in 1829
- String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 composed in 1827
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 composed in 1838
- String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 composed in 1837
- String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3 composed in 1838
- String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 composed in 1847
Mendelssohn also wrote another quartet in E-flat major at the age of 14, just after he had composed his 13 string symphonies. However, the quartet was never published in his lifetime and so was never assigned an opus number.
Mendelssohn's first two numbered quartets were published out of order, whilst his next three quartets were published together as Op. 44 and were all dedicated to Crown Prince Gustavus of Sweden.
Mendelssohn's final string quartet was composed after the death of his sister, which was a devastating blow to Mendelssohn. The quartet was also his last major work, as he died only two months after its completion. The piece was published shortly before his death along with a set of four pieces for string quartet also composed in his final years.
Category:Lists of string quartets by composer
Graham Waterhouse, cellist and composer especially of chamber music, has written a number of works for string quartet, three major works in several movements, several smaller works and compositions for a solo instrument (piccolo, oboe, bassoon, piano) and string quartet.
The three string quartets by Robert Schumann were composed in 1842. They are:
- String Quartet No. 1, Op. 41 No. 1 in A minor
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 41 No. 2 in F
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 41 No. 3 in A
Usage examples of "string quartets".
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The Father of Chamber Music in America was Johann Friedrich Peter, a Moravian composer of string quartets.