String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Title String Quartet No. 12
Creators Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Opus Op.127
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola and cello
Number of movements 4
Keys E flat major
Composed 1823
First published 1826
Dedication Prinz Galitzin
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Composition types Quartets
Period Romantic
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Maestoso - Allegro — E flat major —
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile — A flat major —
Scherzando vivace - Trio — E flat major, E flat minor —
Finale. Allegro — E flat major —

Arrangements

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View Complete piano 4 hands Hugo Ulrich
View Complete piano Louis Winkler

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Schott 1826 Complete Score
View Complete — Breitkopf und Härtel 1863 Complete Score
Complete Score (booklet)
View Complete — Universal Edition — Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — — — 1. Maestoso - Allegro
2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
3. Scherzando vivace
4. Finale
View Complete parts Schott — Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Clementi & Co. — Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts Schott — Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts — — Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete parts — — Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete — Manuscript 1800 Sketches
View Complete — Manuscript 1800 I. Maestoso
View Complete — Manuscript 1800 II. Adagio, ma non troppo / III: Scherzando vivace / III. Finale
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Hugo Ulrich
Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Louis Winkler
Litolff — Complete Score

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