Quartet for English Bass Horn (Massonneau, Louis)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements
Genre Categories	Quartets; For serpent, viola, cello, double bass; Scores featuring the serpent; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the double bass; For 4 players

Sheet Music

Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, 1817.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (D-SWl): Mus.3608/1
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Complete Score
*#1028384 - 0.91MB, 24 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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⇒ 4 more: Contrabassoon/English Bass Horn • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

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Viola
*#1028386 - 0.32MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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Cello
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Double Bass
*#1028388 - 0.22MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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Misc. Notes	The contrabassoon can be regarded as a modern version of the English Bass Horn
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Work Title	Quartet for English Bass Horn
Alternative. Title	Quartetto per il Corno di Basso Inglesse
Composer	Massonneau, Louis
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	ILM 4
Key	F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements: Moderato Andante Andante con variazioni
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	English bass horn, viola, cello, contrabass
Extra Information	Probably refers to the English Bass Horn, related to the serpent, invented in 1799 by Louis Alexandre Frichot who lived in England at the time.