| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 pieces of 3 movements each |
|---|---|
| Genre Categories | Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
| Work Title | 3 String Quartets |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Fuchs, Georg Friedrich |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.21 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGF 9 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 pieces of 3 movements each |
| Dedication | M. Marque |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | 2 Violins, Viola, Cello |
Was published in 1821, maybe earlier. Its lower opus number than the opp.31 quartets-for-Imbault (or than his Op.44-for-Sieber, published by 1817) doesn't necessarily mean they're earlier works; in those days especially, publishers had more say in opus numbers than composers. Whistling (1817) lists several Opp.1 from different publishers by Fuchs. So, might be the 1821 edition -- (see
Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 1e série, 10e année (24e de la collection), Nº 37, 14 septembre 1821, p.499, r.235. ) --
or might be an earlier, if there was an earlier, for this work, published by Carli...