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Holograph manuscript, 1851-53.
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Possibly at least partly in the hand of the composer's mother Clémence Saint-Saëns.
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| Editor
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Sabina Teller Ratner
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Paris: Éditions musicales du Marais, 1992.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Piano Quartet in E major
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| Alternative. Title
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Piano Quartet No.1, WoO; Quartetto
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| Composer
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Saint-Saëns, Camille
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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R 107
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ICS 317
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| Key
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E major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements
- Poco andante [maestoso] - Allegro vivace - Andante come prima - Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro [vivace] (E major)
- Andante (A major)
- Finale. Allegro con fuoco - Più allegro (E major)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1851-53
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| First Publication.
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1992
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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violin, viola, cello, piano
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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| Extra Information
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From Bibliothèque nationale de France: [Quartets. Piano, strings. R 107. E major] Autograph manuscript in ink of the score and separate parts, edited. - The cover in fine mauve paper, partly missing, bears the title. - Dated by the annotation at the start of the music: "Quartetto // started in October 1851 // finished in May 1853". - It is possible that the last movement and the separate parts are by the hand of Clémence Saint-Saëns. - Dirt, traces of use Piano quartets; Saint-Saëns, Clémence (1809-1888). Alleged copyist
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It is very likely that the Quartet was performed by Saint-Saëns with several friends around the time of composition. The original manuscript was donated by the composer to the library of the Conservatoire de Paris; the manuscript (among many others by Saint-Saëns) was later given by the Conservatoire to the Bnf in 1964.
Only the full score of the manuscript shows the opening tempo in movement 1 as "Poco andante maestoso" - the string parts are written only as "Poco andante". Similarly, the final tempo of movement 1 is written "Allegro" in the violin part, while the other parts and the full score are written "Allegro vivace".
