String Sextet No.1, Op.18 (Brahms, Johannes)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1860.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1862] (1861?). Plate 6202.
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Misc. Notes Color scan, digital watermark.
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Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 7:
Kammermusik für Streichinstrumente

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 17.
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning), measure numbers
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Parts

5 more: Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2

Publisher. Info. Paris: Jacques Maho, n.d.(ca.1871). Plate J. 968 M.
Reprinted Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project., no rehearsal letters or measure numbers
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5 more: Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2

Editor Gewandhaus Quartet
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.3906A, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 10382.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, No.3252, n.d.(1933).
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8 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2 • Covers • Preface

Editor Ossip Schnirlin (1874–1939)
Engraver Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, No.603, 1927. Plate 14987.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 11 Recorders (Wiebes)
Arranger Jaap Wiebes
Publisher. Info. Jaap Wiebes
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Misc. Notes Part 1. Allegro; thema. Part 2 Andante, bars 65-80 omitted
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For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Patterson)

8 more: Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 in B♭ • Clarinet 2 in B♭ • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 in B♭/F/D (also transposed in F) • Horn 2 in B♭/F/D/C (also transposed in F)

Arranger Robert G. Patterson
Publisher. Info. Great River Music (ASCAP)
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Kirchner)

5 more: 2. Andante ma moderato • 3. Scherzo • 4. Rondo • Violin Part • Cello Part

Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823–1903)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8332.
(Later printing, post-1950)
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)
Arranger Gaylon Babcock
Publisher. Info. Gaylon Babcock
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Misc. Notes each part designed to be printed front and back
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For Piano 4 hands (Brahms)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1860-61).
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Arranger Composer
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1862]. Plate 6200.
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For Piano (Keller)
Arranger Robert Keller (1828-1891)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1889]. Plate 9096.
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General Information

Work Title String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major
Alternative. Title Sextett Nr.1 B-dur ; Sextett B-dur
Name Translations 弦楽六重奏曲第1番; Sextuor à cordes nº 1; Sexteto de cuerda n.º 1; String Sextet No. 1; Sestetto per archi n. 1; [3 more...]Струнный секстет № 1; Sextet de corda núm. 1; 1. Streichsextett (Brahms)
Name Aliases Sexteto de cuerda n º 1; Sexteto de cuerda n. 1; Sexteto de cuerda n 1; Sestetto per archi n. 1 in si bemolle maggiore op. 18; Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 188262536; LCCN: no96036077; GND: 300026811; BNF: 13908903k
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 131
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Andante ma moderato
  3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
  4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1859–60
First Performance. 1860-10-20 in Hanover, Saal des Museums
First Joachim Quartet: Joseph Joachim, Theodor Eyertt (violins),
Karl Eyertt, [Herr] Prell (violas), August Lindner, Karl Herner (cellos)
First Publication. 1861 (December) Bonn: N. Simrock
  • Score, Plate 6202, 91 pages
  • Parts, Plate 6201, 6 parts
  • Piano 4-hands, Plate 6200, 47 pages
Average DurationAvg. Duration 37 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Related Works Theme and Variations
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Extra Information Version History
  • Composed for string sextet, 1859–60
  • Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, ca.1861.
  • The second movement was arranged by Brahms in 1860 for solo piano as an independent work entitled Theme and Variations in D minor

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