String Quartet
No. 1
Early string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven
Key	F major
Opus	Op. 18, No. 1
Composed	1798–1800
Dedication	Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz
Published	1801
Movements	Four

Major Works Data Sheet Romeo And Juliet Summary

Related Works Extracted from the Romeo and Juliet (ballet), Op.64 Nos.1, 2, 4, 5 also arranged for solo piano in 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75. External Links Wikipedia article All Music Guide. AP English: Major Works Data Sheet Title: Romeo and Juliet Author: Shakespeare Date of Publication: Mid 1590s Genre: Tragic Drama Historical information about life of Author: Romeo and Juliet. Romeo - never having received the letter - thinks Juliet has died (see our article on dramatic irony). Romeo buys poison and goes to her tomb to commit suicide. Act 5: Denouement or Resolution. Romeo confronts Paris at Juliet’s tomb, and slays him before taking his own life. Juliet awakens from her sleeping potion to see Romeo has committed.

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The String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1798 and 1800, published in 1801, dedicated to the Bohemian aristocrat Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz. It is actually the second string quartet that Beethoven composed.

The quartet consists of four movements:

Allegro con brio (F major)
Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (D minor)
Scherzo: Allegro molto (F major)
Allegro (F major)

According to Karl Amenda, Beethoven's friend, the second movement was inspired by the tomb scene from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The quartet was heavily revised between the version that Amenda first received and the one that was sent to the publisher a year later, including changing the second movement's marking from Adagio molto to the more specific Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato. Of these modifications, Beethoven wrote: 'Be sure not to hand on to anybody your quartet, in which I have made some drastic alterations. For only now have I learnt to write quartets; and this you will notice, I fancy, when you receive them.'^[1]

The theme of the finale is almost directly borrowed from the finale of his earlier string trio, Op. 9, No. 3 in C minor; the themes are very closely related. The principal theme of the first movement echoes that of Mozart's Violin Sonata No. 32 K. 454 (1784) and Haydn's 1787 Opus 50, No. 1 quartet.^[2]

The 'Amenda' manuscript, as it is sometimes known, was edited by Paul Mies and published by Bärenreiter around 1965, and by Henle-Verlag of Munich (perhaps also edited by Mies) in 1962.^[3] This early version of one of Beethoven's best-known works has been recorded perhaps less than a half-dozen times as of July 2014.^[4]

Notes[edit]

^Winter & Martin 1994, p. 151.
^Sutcliffe 1992, p. 67.
^See OCLC803615623, OCLC59009141.
^The first movement by the Juilliard String Quartet in 2008- OCLC319178284 but before that, the premiere was given by the Pro Arte Quartet on a Laurel Records cassette/long-playing record in 1981 - OCLC612773288 (with notes by musicologist Lewis Lockwood.) ('Original version' in the title of that record should perhaps be recast as earliest surviving version.) There is another complete recording - listed as Hess 32 - here: OCLC156914724, played by the Quartetto Paolo Borciani, released 2007; also by the Hagen Quartet on a Deutsche Grammophon set (OCLC38129193) ;

References[edit]

Sutcliffe, W. Dean (1992). Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0521399955.
Winter, Robert; Martin, Robert, eds. (1994). The Beethoven Quartet Companion. University of California Press. ISBN0-520-08211-7. (Especially the essay by Michael Steinberg, pp. 150–155.)

External links[edit]

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Programme notes on the Beethoven string quartets by the British broadcaster and composer Robert Simpson

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The film takes place in Verona, Italy, where a violent, ancient feud between the Montague and Capulet families ravages the city and terrorizes the townsfolk. One day, a brief spat between the enemy families erupts into a full-fledged street brawl, which is then broken up by Prince Escalus, who warns that from now on, those who fight will be put to death.

Romeo Montague, a handsome youth of about 17, is miserably in love with a girl named Rosaline (who makes no appearance in either the film or the original play). Meanwhile, Juliet Capulet and her family are preparing for a great masquerade ball at their home that night. A wealthy, older bachelor, Count Paris, has asked the permission of Juliet's father, Lord Capulet, to marry his only daughter, which her father asks to postpone until her approaching 14th birthday. That night, Romeo and the other Montagues secretly attend the Capulet feast. The objective of the evening is for Romeo to overcome his love for Rosaline, and when he meets and dances with Juliet, the two teenagers immediately fall in love.

Later, in one of the most famous scenes in all of Shakespeare's works, Romeo approaches Juliet's private garden and hears her speak of her feelings for him from below her balcony. He accidentally startles her, telling her that he has the same feelings and that he would renounce his family name if it meant that he could be with her. The two make plans to see each other again the next day.

Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence, a friend and confidant of his, and asks him to wed the two lovers in secret. The Friar is frustrated that Romeo's passions have switched from Rosaline to Juliet so seamlessly, but agrees to marry them, citing his hope that it will bring peace to their families. Next, Juliet sends her Nurse to meet Romeo in public. Romeo asks the Nurse to have Juliet meet him that afternoon to get married in secret. The Nurse is elated and agrees. At the chapel, the Friar warns Romeo to love Juliet in moderation, lest their love meet its untimely end. He then proceeds to marry them.

The next day, another battle in the street breaks out between one of Romeo's best friends, Mercutio, and Juliet's cousin, Tybalt. Tybalt initially wants to confront Romeo, citing his intrusion at the masquerade ball as a grave insult. Romeo, however, is riding the high of his new marriage to Juliet and greets Tybalt with warmth and respect. Thinking he's mocking him, Tybalt insults Romeo, and Mercutio jumps to defend his friend. He and Tybalt duel, and though Romeo tries to stop the fight and create peace, remembering the prince's warning, he accidentally gets in between them, and Tybalt mistakenly stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm.

Mercutio dies a horrific, drawn-out death in which he begs for help and his friends only laugh, thinking he's kidding. When they finally realize that he was concealing a mortal wound, it is too late. Romeo becomes enraged and avenges the loss of his best friend by dueling with and slaughtering Tybalt. The bodies of Mercutio and Tybalt are brought before the prince, where Benvolio, another one of Romeo's best friends, explains to him that Romeo acted to avenge Mercutio. The prince, a relative of Mercutio's, shows mercy and banishes Romeo from Verona instead of sentencing him to death.

Unaware that Juliet has already married Romeo, Lord Capulet arranges for her to marry Paris. Juliet refuses, sending her father into a rage in which he threatens to throw her out on the streets. The Nurse implores Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris, which Juliet sees as a monstro

Major Works Data Sheet Romeo And Juliet