String Quartet in E minor, W 2a.2 (Viotti, Giovanni Battista)

Incipit	see below $\relative c'' { \clef treble \key e \minor \time 2/2 \tempo "Andante sostenuto" g4 \grace g8 fis8. e16 b2\fermata \| g'4 fis8. g16( \grace { fis32 g } a4..)\fermata ais16\p \| b8[ r16 fis] g8[ r16 dis] e8[ r16 b] c8. a16 \| c'2\f dis,4 fis \| <a, fis'>2. r8.\fermata }$ $\relative c'' { \clef treble \key e \minor \time 4/4 \tempo "Grandioso et espressivo" \acciaccatura e8 e'2 b4( g') \| fis4.( dis8) b4 r \| fis4.( g16 a) b4 a \| \acciaccatura a8 g4.(\trill fis16 g) e4 r \| }$ $\relative c'' { \clef treble \key a \major \time 3/4 \tempo "Andante sostenuto" r4 r r16 e,( a) b \| cis4( cis8.) cis16\turn e( d b cis) \| a4( a8.) b16 cis( d e \acciaccatura gis8 fis16) \| e4( b) \acciaccatura d8 cis16(\trill b cis a) \| \grace cis8 b4. r8 r16 }$ $\relative c'' { \clef treble \key e \minor \time 4/4 \tempo "Allegro agitato" \partial8 b8 \| b( g') g g g( fis) fis dis \| dis( e) e e e( d) d( c) \| c( b) b( ais) ais( b) fis( a) \| \grace a8 g2\trill fis4 r8 }$
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements
First Publication	1818?
Genre Categories	Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players
Related Works	Partly based on Violin Concerto No.18 in E minor

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Work Title	String Quartet in E minor
Alternative. Title	Quatuor en Mi mineur pour deux violons, alto et basse
Composer	Viotti, Giovanni Battista
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	WV 2a.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IGV 14
Key	E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements: Introduzione. Andante Sostenuto - Grandioso et espressivo Andante sostenuto Allegro agitato
First Publication.	1818?
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	2 violins, viola, cello
Related Works	Partly based on Violin Concerto No.18 in E minor
Manuscript Sources	Mss parts, ca.1800. DB, Mus.ms. 22390/15 Mss parts, ca.1800. DB, Mus.ms. 22390/15
Extra Information	First movement - new introduction, but with the Grandioso et Espressivo we have the violin solo theme from the concerto; a new middle movement, but the same final movement.