Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)

Quartett C-dur (Opus 1 nr 5, "Jagdquartett" enl. utg. Adolf Hoffman) [Quartet in C major (Opus 1 no 5, 'Jagdquartett', according to publisher Adolf Hoffman)]

opus 1 no. 5, VB² 182 (VB¹ 178)

Print

1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro — Minore — Majore

  • Year of composition: Stockholm 1778-80 (?)
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Dedication: Très humblement DÉDIÉS À SA MAJESTÉ LE ROI DE SUÈDE Par J: KRAUS, Maitre de Chapelle de la Sus-dite MAJESTÉ.
  • Duration: Approx. 15-20 min

Examples of printed editions

• J.J. Hummel, Berlin, 1783-84 (no. 5 from 'Six Quatuors Concertants a deux Violons, Viola et Violoncelle').
• Karl-Heinrich Möseler Verlag, Wolfenbüttel 1960 (pocket score and parts), herausgegeben von Adolf Hoffmann
• Joseph Martin Kraus, Musikalische Werke. Herausgegeben von der Internationalen Joseph-Martin-Kraus-Gesellschaft, Abteilung VI: Kammermusik I. Nach Vorarbeiten von Wolfgang Sadowny herausgegeben von Sonja Gerlach, Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, Carus 50.601 (score)

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

  • Location autograph: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Caps. 42-45

Literature

Hoffman, Adolf: Detailed liner notes to the 1st violin part ('Zum vorliegenden Quartett'), 1959
van Boer Jr., Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus — Systematisch-Thematisches Werkverzeichnins (No. 56 of the publication series of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm, 1988)
van Boer Jr., Bertil H.: Joseph Martin Kraus, A Systematic-Thematic Catalogue of His Musical Works and Source Study, 1998 Pendragon Press, Stuyvesant, NY.

Description of work

1. Allegro C major 4/4 (C) 187 bars
2. Larghetto F major 3/4 /:47 bars://:34 bars:/.
3. Allegro C major 6/8 67 bars, Minore C minor 59 bars, Majore C major 16 bars, in total 144 bars