String Quartet Sheet Music

The preface by Christin Heitmann provides illuminating background information. Haydn did not assign the nickname 'Sun Quartets': it alludes to an edition of the time, in which the title page was decor...

Haydn allowed about ten years to pass before composing a new cycle of string quartets after opus 20: the so-called 'Russian Quartets'. This is the first series of quartets that we know he wrote with p...

The volume opens with something unusual: opus 42 is a single work, short and surprisingly easy to play; Haydn described it as 'something small and with only 3 pieces'. The Quartets op. 50, including t...

These are the last of the nearly seventy quartets in Haydn's oeuvre. Originally he intended to write a set of six quartets, as so often in the past, but at the time they were written, in 1803, Haydn's...

The string quartet is generally considered as the chamber-music genre of the classical era: invented by Haydn, elaborated by Haydn and Mozart, and brought to its compositional peak by Beethoven. All l...

Brahms had already composed over 20 string quartets (he confessed to a friend that he had burnt all of that 'stuff') before he finally presented his Opus 51 to the public. In the end only three surviv...

Spirited', 'dramatic', 'highly expressive', and 'masterly' are among the comments made upon Mendelssohn's String Quartets op. 44 nos 1-3. He wrote them in 1837/1838, at a very happy time: he had just...

Franz Schubert composed the song 'Death and the Maiden' in 1817, and in 1824 used that melody in the theme-and-variations second movement of his String Quartet in d minor D. 810. The song's popularity...

Mendelssohn's String Quartet op. 80 is one of his few 'autobiographical' works, a moving musical document of his grief over the death of his sister Fanny and his attempt to artistically process the pa...

We have now come full circle - this edition concludes our Urtext series of the complete Beethoven string quartets. The ending of this highly expressive work, at whose centre is the famous 'Cavatina',...

Attention, string quartet players: the long wait is over! Henle launches its series of late Beethoven quartets with op. 131 in c sharp minor and op. 132 in a minor, using the definitive urtext from th...

Attention, string quartet players: the long wait is over! Henle launches its series of late Beethoven quartets with op. 131 in c sharp minor and op. 132 in a minor, using the definitive urtext from th...

Although Schumann's first attempts at composing for this supreme form of chamber music in 1838/39 were only fragments, the three String Quartets op. 41 in a minor, F major and A major were written in...

.. ich gehe alle Sonntage um 12 uhr zum Baron van suiten - und da wird nichts gespiellt als Händl und Bach. - ich mach mir eben eine Collection von den bachischen fugen - so wohl Sebastian als Emanuel...

Die hier vorgelegte Komposition ist noch zu Rachmaninows Studienzeit entstanden. Auch wenn man den Einfluss seiner Lehrer Arensky und Tanejew, und vor allem der Persönlichkeit des von ihm hochverehrte...

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary world of sound: The String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, aptly subtitled "Voces intimae", is the only mature chamber music work by the great Finnish master Jean Sibe...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting fairy-tale world of Engelbert Humperdinck's masterpiece: These captivating excerpts from the world-famous opera "Hansel and Gretel" bring unforgettable melodies to t...

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Eastern European folklore with the "Romanian Folk Dances". This mesmerizing work enchants with fiery rhythms, soulful melodies, and a distinctive palette o...

Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of Tango Nuevo with "Astor Piazzolla for String Quartet Vol. 3", published by the prestigious Edizioni Curci. This exquisite sheet music edition brings...

Bring festive joy and heartwarming warmth to the holiday season with the sheet music edition '36 Weihnachtslieder for String Quartet', published by the renowned Sikorski Musikverlag. This beautifully...

'Quartetstart' is a break-through for string quartet teaching! Level 1 provides a first-class collection of original pieces written specifically for string players of around grade 1-2 standard. 'Quart...

With his String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From My Life', Bedřich Smetana created one of the most deeply moving and personal masterpieces in the chamber music repertoire. Across four captivating moveme...

Bring a true international sensation to your ensemble's repertoire with the enchanting "Eliza Aria" from the celebrated ballet Wild Swans. Renowned for its effortless lightness and rhythmic finesse, t...

Simple string quartet pieces arranged by Sheila Nelson to encourage ensemble playing from the earliest stages. Includes an attractive mixture of traditional melodies, classical material and original c...

Simple pieces for elementary string quartets or string orchestras of up to eight-parts. A piano part can be used to fill in for any missing players. Designed to give beginners their first taste of gro...