Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 quartets |
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Genre Categories | Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
Work Title | 6 String Quartets |
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Alternative. Title | Six quatuors concertans pour deux violons, alto, et basse |
Composer | Cambini, Giuseppe Maria |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | T.85-90; Op.3-4 (Götz) |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 quartets |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola, cello |
Manuscript Sources | Mss parts of T.85, ca.1780. A-ST, Mus.ms. 379 |
One notes that the Arioso (variation) theme from the 3rd quartet (T.87) is similar to (not the same as, though) a theme from Cannabich's ballet Médor et Angélique (premiered 1770 in Kassel; scanned by Darmstadt) (see incipit 1.7.2 in RISM 450001849).