Add MS 17729

Quartets for strings, in parts, by Domenico Dragonetti. Autograph. They consist of from two to eight movements each, of varying lengths:— Adagio, Presto, Andantino, Allegretto (tempo d'Allemanda, etc.), Vivace, Andante, Prestissimo, Minuet, and Allegro vivace. In four volumes, containing respectively the parts for violin i, violin ii, viola, and violoncello.

Part book Volume III.

1. In F. This, with nos. 2-4, was formed by the composer into a '1st set,' and was his favourite, being performed by Camillo Sivori and others in 1846 before Vincent Novello. vol. iii, f. 1.

2. In C. iii, f. 4;

3. In E flat. iii, f. 7b;

4. In E minor. iii, f. 9b;

5. In F. This, with nos. 6, 7, apparently forms a 2nd set; but they are merely variants of nos. 1-3 (above). Folios 26b-27b of vol. iii, f. 13;

6. In C. iii, f. 15;

7. In E flat. iii, f. 17b;

8. In F minor. This was apparently intended for no. 4 or no. 5 in the preceding set, but was thought too long and accordingly formed into a 3rd set. iii, f. 21b;