Performances
Sheet Music
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| Editor
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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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New York: Cos Cob Press, 1931. Plate C.C.P. 5.
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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Facing pages
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General Information
| Work Title
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String Quartet
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| Alternative. Title
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Quartet for Strings
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| Composer
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Whithorne, Emerson
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.51
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IEW 9
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| Key
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A minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement in approximately 3 sections
- Allegro (
= 126) -
- Poco scherzando (
= 132) - Moderato semplice ( = 84) -
- Largo (
= 60)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1930?
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| First Performance.
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1930 October - New York, Gordon Quartet (or earlier)
- Performance reviewed by the New York Times, October 26 1930
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| First Publication.
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1931
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| Dedication
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Dedicated to the Gordon Quartet
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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18 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola, cello
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Navigation etc.
Not his first-published quartet "Greek Impressions" (Op.19 was published in 1923.)