String Sextet, Op.178 (Raff, Joachim)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1872
Genre Categories Sextets; For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 6 players

Sheet Music

Parts

 Violin 1
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 Viola 1
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 Viola 2
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 Cello 1
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 Cello 2
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Editor First edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Robert Seitz, n.d.[1873]. Plate R.S. 349.
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola 1
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 Viola 2
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 Cello 1
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 Cello 2
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Robert Seitz, n.d.[1873]. Plate R.S. 349.
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No. 6006, n.d.[1996-2010].
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General Information

Work Title String Sextet
Alternative. Title
Composer Raff, Joachim
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.178
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJR 119
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro
  2. Allegro molto
  3. Larghetto
  4. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1872
First Performance. 1872-12-13 — Sondershausen (private premiere; public premiere later...)
First Publication. 1873 – Leipzig: Robert Seitz
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25–30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Discography All Music Guide
External Links Detailed description at Raff.org
Edition Silvertrust
Extra Information An arrangement for piano 4 hands by Louis Maas was published in 1876 (Monatsbericht (1876), p.49). For a modern score, see the edition by Tosta and Volker (Stuttgart: Edition Nordstern, 2001).
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