Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 81b (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Title Sextet
Creators Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Opus Op.81b
Instrumentation 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and cello
Number of movements 3
Keys E flat major
Composed 1795
First published 1810
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Average duration (sec) 960
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Composition types Sextets
Period Classical
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Allegro con brio — E flat major —
Adagio — A flat major —
Rondo. Allegro — E flat major —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns Arie van Hoek
View Complete 2 violins, 2 violas and cello —
View Complete 2 horns and piano Ferdinand Eckert
View Complete violin, cello and piano
viola, cello and piano
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View Complete viola, cello and piano
violin, cello and piano
Ernst Naumann
View Complete piano and harmonium Auguste Durand
View Complete piano 4 hands —
View Adagio (No.2) — Alexander Alekseevich Vetrov

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Breitkopf und Härtel 1862 Complete Score
View Complete parts N. Simrock — Complete Parts
Horn 1 (E)
Horn 2 (E)
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
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View Complete parts Litolff — Horn 1 (E)
Horn 2 (E)
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
by Arie van Hoek
Arie van Hoek 2015 Complete Score
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1 (B)
Clarinet 2 (B)
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1 (E)
Horn 2 (E)
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello N. Simrock — Complete Parts
View Complete Arrangement for 2 horns and piano
by Ferdinand Eckert
Muzgiz 1934 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for violin, cello and piano
viola, cello and piano
N. Simrock — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for viola, cello and piano
violin, cello and piano
by Ernst Naumann
Breitkopf und Härtel — Complete Score and Parts (with violin alternate)
Complete Score and Parts (no violin alternate)
View Complete Arrangement for piano and harmonium
by Auguste Durand
Girod — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Adagio (No.2) Arrangement
by Alexander Alekseevich Vetrov
A. M. Afromeev 1907 Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsEnsembleFiles (click to listen)
View Musicians from Marlboro (chamber ensemble) Complete Performance


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