50th Birthday Party String Quartet

The Music

1. 1. (1781) Haydn Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 “The Joke” (15 mins) – Jennifer on 1st
   2. (1785) Mozart Quartet No.19 in C Major, K.465 “Dissonance” (1st mvmt) (14 mins) – Barbara on 1st
   3. (1806) Beethoven Quartet Op. 59, No. 1 (1st mvmt) (11 mins) – obviously, Jennifer on 1st
   4. (1837) Felix Mendelssohn Quartet No. 4 in e minor, Op. 44, No. 2 (40 mins) – Barbara on 1st
   5. (1881) Borodin String Quartet No. 2, “Notturno” (3rd mvmt) (9 mins) – Barbara on 1st
   6. (1894) Dvořák Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American” (25 mins) – Jennifer on 1st
   7. A British Folk Song Suite arr. Anthony Hedges (3 mins) – Perhaps Jennifer and Barbara can trade off

Please bring a stand and a stand light if you need one.

 

Below, you’ll find each of the pieces for the party. To download a PDF of the score and/or your part, just click on the appropriate text. It will take you to a new page where you can see and download the music. If you have any questions, please get in touch: fencingcellist@gmail.com (919) 451-1370. Thank you!

1. Haydn Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 “The Joke” (15 mins) – Jennifer on 1st

• • Haydn_Joke_violin_1
  • Haydn_Joke_violin_2
  • Haydn_Joke_viola
  • Haydn_Joke_cello
  • Haydn-Op_33_No_2_Joke_score

2. Mozart Quartet No.19 in C Major, K.465 “Dissonance” (1st mvmt) (14 mins) – Barbara on 1st

• • Mozart_Dissonance_violin_1
  • Mozart_Dissonance_violin_2
  • Mozart_Dissonance_viola
  • Mozart_Dissonance_cello
  • Mozart_K465_score

3. Beethoven Quartet Op. 59, No. 1 (1st mvmt) (11 mins) – obviously, Jennifer on 1st

Since we have our parts already, I’m only attaching the full score here: Beethoven_Op_59_No_1_score

4. Felix Mendelssohn Quartet No. 4 in e minor, Op. 44, No. 2 (40 mins) – Barbara on 1st

• • Mendelssohn_String_Quartet_No._4_violin_1
  • Mendelssohn_String_Quartet_No._4_violin_2
  • Mendelssohn_String_Quartet_No._4_viola
  • Mendelssohn-String_Quartet_No._4_cello
  • Mendelssohn-String_Quartet_No._4_score

5. Borodin String Quartet No. 2, “Notturno” (3rd mvmt) (9 mins) – Barbara on 1st

I’ll bring the parts to our rehearsal on Friday. Jennifer, since you won’t be there, here is the 2nd violin part for you (the 3rd mvmt begins on page 7): Borodin_ String_Quartet_ No_2_violin_2

Here is the score: Borodin-Notturno_from_String_Quartet_No_2_Score

6. Dvořák Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American” (25 mins) – Jennifer on 1st

• • Dvorak_American_all_parts
  • Dvorak_American_score

7. A British Folk Song Suite arr. Anthony Hedges (3 mins) – Perhaps Jennifer and Barbara can trade off

This one is very easy to read. I’ll have the parts ready on the day.

Here is a link to the invitation, in case you need the map or other information.