Hermann Berens d.ä. (1826−1880)
Erstes Gesellschafts-Quartett
(Sällskapskvartett nr 1 C-dur [Social quartet no. 1 in C major])
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1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Menuetto: Allegro non troppo
4. Allegro Commodo
- Year of composition: 1850–60?
- Work category: Other chamber music with piano and strings
- Duration: Approx. 25-30 min
Instrumentation
pno 4h, vn, vc
Examples of printed editions
Levande Musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage no. 1610. Critical edition by Cécile Bardoux Lovén (2019)
August Cranz, C.28240, Leipzig
Location for score and part material
The library of the Mazerska sällskapet [Mazer Quartet Society]
Description of work
1. Allegro C major 3/4 /:109 bars:/2 bars, C minor 46 bars, C major 122 bars, in total 279 bars.
2. Andante A minor 2/4 38 bars, F major 25 bars, A minor 18 bars, in total 81 bars
3. Menuetto: …
Work comment
Complete title: Erstes Gesellschafts-Quartett für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen, Violine und Violoncello.
Hermann Berens d.ä. [the elder] composed 4 so-called Gesellschafts-Quartette, a type of …