String Quartet No.6, Op.43 (Volkmann, Robert)

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg Musikverlag, No.206, n.d. Plate E.E. 1306.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Pesth: Gust. Heckenast, n.d.[1863]. Plate G.H. 22.
Reissue - Quartette für 2 Violinen, Viola & Violoncell von Robert Volkmann
Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.22721, n.d.(ca.1878).
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No.4311, n.d.[1996-2010].
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Merton-Ourtext Project.
The pages have been arranged 2-up in imposition (booklet) order for duplex printing on A3 paper and require an A3 printer. Alternatively, this work can be mail-ordered from Ourtext's website. Ourtext prints have undergone editing, and legibility and accuracy can be expected to be superior to Merton archive files displayed here. Despite description of the (Mainz) Schott score as as "Reissue", is it actually one, or a new edition of the 6 quartets? Absent a copy of the Heckenast originals here (they do exist at a number of libraries) it's hard to tell...
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.6
Alternative. Title
Composer Volkmann, Robert
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.43
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRV 33
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Larghetto (C minor)
  3. Scherzo. Allegro con moto - Meno mosso, ma non tanto - Allegro con moto
  4. Andantino - Molto vivace
First Publication. 1863 – Pesth: Gust. Heckenast
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25–30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 Violins, viola, cello
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