- Title
- String Quartet No. 2
- Availability
- Available
- Category
- Chamber
- Instrumentation
- 2vln.vla.vlc
- Duration
- 21'
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- First Publisher
- Arrow Music Press
- Premieres
- 1. Private: The home of Philip Johnson, New York City, NY, April 14th, 1933 (The Philharmonic String Quartet: Joseph Reilich & Ralph Hersh, vln.; David Dawson, vla.; Martin Siecholz, vlc.)
- 2. Public: Avery Auditorium, The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, December 15th, 1934 (The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music concerts; The Philharmonic String Quartet (see private premiere above))
- Edition/Catalog #
- 9790051205233 (Score) / Rental (Worldwide)
- Parts/Movements
- Allegro moderato
- Tempo di valzer
- Adagio sostenuto
- Allegretto
- Versions
- Symphony No. 3 (W56)
- Copyright
- ©1945 Arrow Music Press; ©1986 Virgil Thomson
- Year Composed
- 1931
- Year Published
- 1958
- M.S. Location
- The Virgil Thomson Papers at Irving S. Gilmore Music Library at Yale University
- Cardell Number
- In15.2[A-E]
- Meckna Number
- W176
- External Links
- B&H Print On Demand
- Related Works
Lord Byron - Related Works
Lord Byron, an opera in three acts
Ballet from Act III, Scene 2 of the original production is not included in the published score but is published separately as Symphony No. 3 (1972; Boosey & Hawkes; See W56) and is also arranged for piano solo as Ballet Music from Act III, Scene 2 of "Lord Byron" (1966-68; ms.; See W197)
Symphony No. 3 scored for orchestra from String Quartet No. 2 (1932; Boosey & Hawkes; See W176)
