March, from Fidelio (string quartet)

Title: March, from the opera Fidelio

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello

Printout: 4 pages

Note: Fidelio is Beethoven’s only opera, and though it is best known for its four overtures, it includes other excellent music as well, including this bright march. The first violin part can be performed on flute or oboe with slight modification.

The March from Fidelio is also available in arrangements for violin and viola, violin and cello, two violas, and string trio.

Check out these other great Beethoven works arranged for string quartet:

Moonlight Sonata, first movement

Für Elise

Two Bagatelles

Allegro, from Suite for Mechanical Organ

Rondo Capriccio – “Rage over a lost penny”

Sonatina in G Major, first movement