String Quartet No.5, Op.32 (Hindemith, Paul)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.3438, 1924. Plate 31150.
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Misc. Notes According to the score I got ahold of, the cover page states an edition numbered "3438" whereas the first page of this score of the file shows "3436" under "4. Quartett". The 3438 mentioned is the same as Kammermusik No. 1 Op.24 No.1 score here on IMSLP. I think this score is most likely edition 3436. Update "3438" is First Edition according to Paul Hindemith's: A Research and Information Guide. The 3436 must be an old edition number before Op. 2 was designated as No. 1 in the seven string quartet series.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.3118, 1924. Plate 31150.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Sallen112's scans: 150dpi grayscale images. Files 338997-339000 are Sallen112's scans re-sampled to 600dpi and converted to black and white.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.5 in E-flat major
Alternative. Title 4. Streichquartett (or 5. Streichquartett)
Name Translations Quatuor à cordes nº 5; 5. Streichquartett; String Quartet No. 5
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 292455934; BNF: 139929259
Composer Hindemith, Paul
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.32
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPH 143
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
  1. Lebhafte Halbe: ( = 126-132)
  2. Sehr langsam, aber immer fließend: ( = / = 60-66)
  3. Kleiner Marsch: Vivace, sempre crescendo ( = 84)
  4. Passacaglia: ( = 72-80) - Fugato: So schnell wie möglich
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1923
First Performance. 1923-10-26, Vienna
Amar Quartet
First Publication. 1924
Dedication "Für Frau Beatrice Sutter-Kottlar"
Average DurationAvg. Duration 23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Hindemith Foundation
Wikipedia article (French)

Navigation etc.

  • "Second movement makes use of material from the Klaviermusik mit Orchester, op. 29 (q.v.)."
-Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide
  • Hindemith wrote seven string quartets; Schott published all except for Op.2 (String Quartet No.1). The traditional numbering, with Op.10 (String Quartet No. 2) as the first quartet, is Schott's; throughout his lifetime and with a high degree of consistency, Hindemith numbered the Op.2 quartet as his first, and the remaining six quartets as Nos.2-7. The Op.22 quartet is even identified as No.4 on the program of its premiere performance. Since the early 1990s, all Schott printings of the quartets make use of Hindemith's own numbering.
-Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide