Saint-Georges - String Quartet No. 1

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

String Quartet No. 1 for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello Reconstructed and Edited by

Dominique-RenĂŠ de Lerma

PREFACE Joseph Boul~e (1739-99), better known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was one of the earliest musicians of African ancestry to make a major impression in the world of European concert music. Born on the C,aribbean island of Guadeloupe to an African woman and a wealthy Frenchman, he was educated in Paris to assume the role of a cultured eighteenth-century gentleman, studying literature, fencing, and music. He soon became acknowledged as one of the foremost swordsmen in France, while also developing his gifts as a violinist and composer. By 1771, he had achieved sufficient stature as a mucisian to be appointed concertmaster of the well-known Concert des Amateurs, then under the direction of his teacher, Fran~ois-Joseph Gossec. Saint- Georges continued to play an important role in Parisian musical life until about 1785, when fencing and a military career began to demand most of his time.

The greater part of Saint-Georges' music was composed during the decade following 1773 and includes operas, symphonies, violin concertos and sonar.as, string quartets, and a variety of songs and chamber pieces. He was one of the first composers in France to write for string quartet, and his sonar.as for violin and piano are among the earliest in which both instruments play an equal role. The musical style of much of his work is eclectic - one finds influences from the mid-century .Mannheim symphonists, from older French contemporaries, and from Quck. But one also encounters an unexpectedly wide range of moods, from the elegantly t.ailored galant style of the symphonies and quartets, throl,lgh the impassioned Quck-like arias of his opera, Ernestine, to the romantic melancholy of his Adagio in F minor for piano.*

The first published work by Saint-Georges was a set of six string quartets, each consisting of two movements, issued in 1773 by the publisher Sieber. The initial quartet in the series- published here for the first time in a modem edition- begins with with a movement in a clear-cut sonar.a-allegro form, complete with exposition, a brief development.al section, and a full recapitulation. The second movement ~¡an engaging rondo, in which the principal theme alternates with two episodes. Unlike the second movement, the first is less a work for solo violin with trio accompaniment than a true chamber piece in which all instruments play a relatively equal part.

For this edition, based on Sieber's 1773 publication, minor corrections have been made and phrasing indications added. The work has been recorded by the Juilliard Ouartet on the first volume of the Black Composers Series (Columbia Records M-32781).

DOMINIQUE- RENE DE LERMA

*Fuller information on the composer and his music may be found in de Lerma,"The Chevalier de Saint-Georges," The Black Perspective in Music, JV/1 (1976), pp. 3-21.

STRING QUARTET N0.1 Opusl,No.l Chevalier de Saint-Georges Reconstructed and edited by Dominique-Rene de Lerma

,

-·- - ·--

I • All egro

;

. ..

-

'

•

'

•

-

-- f

t)

.... .

~-

-

..

..

'• ,.

.-

f

-

A

..

• .

\ -

.

.

.

-

-

..

-

-- -

. --

-·

1t..,~

-

•

I

I I

I --,

':'•

.:

- .- . -

. ---

-

~

'

.......3 !•

I

PIC 2359-16

-

--=---. .

-

-- -- -

-J

l

'

-

I

--• -- ,

f

-

~

- - ,

-·

-. -. -- . . . --:-

-. '

®

":

:, .a.

,!. . . . . .

~

___J

f

-

-

•

• =

... • - -

-•

f

-

- -

-·

'

--

..

I

--

f" _

--

- I

~

-

,

I..,

p

~

~·

J

I

--

--

-

~

-....._.......

L---

p

-I

-

'

~

I

-

....

-

'-"

p

-•

.

v

-• ';

I

-

J

*

-

I

- --.-

<tr

.-"

--

-

'

-•

I

- -

~

'

~

-·--- - - .. ~

-_.

=

p

~-.. - - - -'

" ..-"

-

I

L

'

-

-

'

- -

.-

~----......

- -

,'U'

f

,;

,,,----... ..

- - -· -

.!_---..... -

f

" \

-

~

-

-·--~ --

~

---~

(!:)Copyright 1978 by Dorninique-Ren6 de Lerma International Copyright Secured Printed In U.S.A. All Rights for the Wotld Exclusively Controlled by Peer International Corporation All Rights Reserved lncludlns the Rlaht of Public Performance for Profit 'WARNING! Any person who copies or arranges all or part of tho words or music of this musical compoaltion shall be liable to an action (ot Injunction, damages and profits under the United States Copyright Law'

I

-

-

2 I\

I

~

--.

-

.....-

--.

r

"'t:

-

-

J

~~

T

.

=

,.

. '

.

"

•

-

-•

~

. -. .

-....

.

-

-

~

.

'

-•

~

-,;

..~ ..

-

we

- -

y

I

.

-

-

~

J

--

i

--.-

-

l

_./

-

.

'6r_....-

-

-

- .. p-

-

--

~

-

fl

-- - - -

-

-

~

~

-•

'

-

.......---. -

- --

-

~

,

-----

~

-·-

-

J

~~

- ....._.,.

-- - •

..

-

n

.

-

.... - -

fl

I

-n- -;, n

~

p !.IL-:--..

-

:G'~

:JI

@

., ,.

-

"

-

t:

t

-.

-

,I

··-~

- ---.,

-fr-

n

~

,

·"

-

.

__

-

-

-

I

.,

...

-

--

-

. ·, .

----:--·

-

..

- ..

~

.. . . . - - ;,_ -

,.

j

-

--

•_

-

t.

~

-

--

l

I

I

al -

J

.,

- -

L'O ~

-

.,

•

~

~

-

I\

t.

M,= .a ... ~

ii

' I

-

-~ - - e-~

T

TI-

f

,.

. .

-

·~,..

-~ ..

-·

.. f

-

. .._..., -. . ~

~

JO

~.. ~--;-:--.

PIC 2359 16

-

-

---

t.

- .. -~~

--i=:::i:::::::z=

-

.P

=

- -

~

--

.... '"ti'

-

-

-

I

,-:--.

-

,,

I

~

.P

----,

-

.....---

--

~

.. ---~~ ...

----=---+ .

-

mf

.

-·

.-'

I

t.

-

,,

f

.'

\

- --- -

-.

t.

,

~

..

.....

-

- -- -

I

I'

... ....

-

f

-

,

~

-

-

,

--

.

-

-

f

-"'.

I

-

n

.

•

--~

..

-

t'-

t1

~

... ...

!

- - - ·-- - -- - ..

-.......i ,, ~

-

-

..... ...

"'-~

----

- - -- - --

,.

--

i--3.-J

"'

-

~

-; -_:

_..,. ___

.a~.•l~~---1

t.

1

-----=

..

~

-

-

.

-

--

~-

~

l

-- -- -

..---.

----·--- -

~ ~

-fr

-

~

3

.............. . ,.....-.

q•

-

-

..-.-,,1- r

~

-

Tr

~

.

"i- ... ,. -; -:; .,, • .,,. ._ ...............

t.

~

f~

___.,;

~

-

.,

I

.. ' , ,

I

"'

-

~

"

t.

1

-

\

~

___, - -

..

--

-

~

I

-

' PIC 2359

I

..

-r.,:_/ .-..:..,· ~ ::,:...-" 1ii__:..,,," p ~

-......

I

'

-

~

I -

-

I

-

-

-

I

-

I

.,,

-

, ~~

..,,

-

--

I

p

,,,.,--

I

- 16

-

-

,.

I

I

.

-

~

~

. -•

LU

-

®- - .. - - • - ----- - - ·- - - - -

-~ -

;:J•~~~~--~

t

-

I

"

I

-

_, '

-

-

p

-1!/i-

4

I

,.

. ,.

I

'

\

-

,.

.--

'

.

-- .- ... .- ·"""- A ~ j ! : - - ~. -

-

-

-

.

-

-

.,

n

-

-1

~

I

I

__ _ .-

f

~

...

-

{I

.. -.

·'"""'- - .- .

-

-

-

-~

;:;:.;-~---~-

-'""\

.-

-

n

~

I

,,.,.---

--

~,

---

-

~

-

-~

----- - -

.. . . ....... ---•

f

,.,

-··. ...

~

p

---

-

,,.,

,.,-

--s-

---- --

.,_

.,

"-

.

✓

--:::..

-

.

~

...

.

4

--· p

-,. -· ~

'

" .-· -

\

4

- .- . -·-

..

-..._ +~

-- --

.

~

~·

--- -

~

-

~

--

.~

~

..,,. .,;: ;:....-., ......_-,; ·..,=--,;• .. __./ :..,__.-

-

p.__.,.

·"'"""-

p

..

l

---

•~*-.;I. .. :.•.: ..:.,- ...~• ,I

.

-IL

--

I

.

I

p

.... --------

~

II')

~ '

(

®

~

. i

' '=t

-

6

,.

®

,

I

\

...

~ ... .Q.

.....---.. .

~.·.11_ ........ ~

;,_

.-.

.,,_

--

t•

-~ "'-

~ ~~

(

--

I

4 I

_,

__

-- -- -- -

··-· ,. ~

\

--

-~ - - -- - -- --

.

..,._:.-;r--::--....... __ ,. -

.

~

,

,W

---

u

-I

--

--

-

.

I

-

-

-

'

.~

.

*

-

...:» ..... --., _ ~ 'It 'It

..

~

-

.·~. ~-- -

- - --

-

I

•

..

-

..

I

..W.....-:-

--

.

...

-

-

...

.:.--.

• .. w_,...,,il..

..

-

7 ,

@

"l

I

I I

--

-

--

L-S-'

◄

"'

t

-

-- -

r, •

I

I

. ..... • • . ... ...

'

◄ )

D

.

-

.

~

~

--

-

--

'

I

' ...

"'

I

r-8-,

-

~

4J

l

-

.....,;;:......

-- --

•

.-

- -

• •

- -

--

~

-

-

.

-- - - ~

--~

-- -

-

...-

-

-

~

~

-

-

~

-

..... - -- - -

~.

..

.!_-:-:--,....._ ..

----..

-......

- -.

-.

-

-3--.1

- - -

-

-- - - -- - - - -

,1

-

- - - -

-

~

,

..

p

I\

l

~

~

.

- -. -. . t.....:;=.

-

~

-

~

- - -

- - - - - --• -

-

~

• •

•

p

p -'*

---- p

I

,

"'

- "'

'

• J

-r -

.,

-

- - - I._

I

-

-'1-

-3--.J

◄

~ "' I J

L

'

..

••

-

..

~

..

-· - --------.. - - -

-

'

-

p

r--:,-,

., ~

-

.

-

-

--- -

.

-- -

-

L

-

~

-

'--:,--i

L...:

-

-

--

J

-

~

•

ii

-- --

-- -- - -

-c

I

p

-. .

-

~

-

,

p

-

--

~. - -p

-

..

-

8 ~

(

..... ---..._

.

~

~.

- - - -

~. .

- ..-

-

-

~

- --. -. -

_..-....

J

-Ir- -

--

--

• I

◄

-

"i

(

- -

__.,,...,

4

-

-

-

-

~~

~

."

\

---

..

~

~

.

.

- --

-

-•

J

.-

--

-

..

-,

'

-

iQ

-.

':"

- - --

.-~

. . . . .

-

◄!"

.

. .

r

-

~

. ~

-

I

-

!..

- - - .

-

.

. .

~

-=

-. - . ~

r

- r-

r

-

-

cresc. ___________ - - - - - - - - - -.

• .;,. ~

.

-. -- - - - ~

.

~

-

.

b-'2.

.

--

1!:~

.;,

I

..;,

.-:.

I

.

.;. I,.,

~ ~

j! ~

~

J

--. .

-

-

I

-

_,

--- -.

.

-- -. --

_!.

--------------------------

-,

I ~

I

J

-

cresc. - _ - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

'

-

--.

I

--

-

~

f

=

~

cresc. _____________________

~

.

- -

.-

!..

-

-------------------------- -. - -- -. ~-.. . r • -------------------------f j; j b• _.;. . -.

- - - - ~

I

-&

- -. -. . - --. -. - -.- -.

4)

l

-

Crtar- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - . - - --

I

"1

-

I

~

"1 ◄ I

-- --

-- - -

4 }.

(

•

I

I

I

. . --

~

i4-

J

-

.

'-'

-. -. -

-

. -. ~

--

-

-

-

I

I

f

..

f

I

~

I

..

~

I

.

9

,..

,I

\

-

•

n,

f

I

\

I

..

'

4

.

-.-........::....•

--

- --- .,..-,:--t,

.p - -

~

-.

-

l

'

u

- •

r

-

-

.-. ,1

.

-· p

)

ty

.

-

I

p

"·-

--

~

p -

,..

I

.,

- - -- - -

----

~

~

~--· I

-. -- - - - .- ~

---=-----

-

.-

--

I

-

-

-

-

---

.

•

~

-

I

.

--

~

--

••

- ...

-

4V

.-

-

- - --

'

.,-.._

- --

-

~

..

-

~

,

--

'

.

~

-~--

-

-

.fl,.

r

I

f - ..

-

~

I

-

-

-

~

"!I"

-- - -- .

-------

•f

-

~~ _--.::::_

,.

-

.

..---..

-- -

~

-

-- -

I I

f:11

-

-

~

.: -- - - -- - -

-

..

--

- f

,

)

I\

-. -.

-

-

...

p

- -- - -

f

f\

'

--

--

M'

--

...

0

p

(

--

-

--

~

.

- - - - --

~

I

•.I ,.:-. -J-.....-•

I

'2'

\

(

._...

-

-

/

-- - - •...::- ....._..,-

-- -

-

- - .. - - - -- - - -- - JI

-

,

t.-.1-

. .

--

-

I

-

-

"'

..........i

..

10 J

(

"' .. .. t.

-~. ..... -

-

_.

Tl

. . ;..----. --

-"""

- - - -,; -•

•

~

'

,

~

-'

j

.

~-

I

-•

~

-

-•

~

.

-

I

-

.

I

-

-

I

..

- --

i,.,,,-

I

-. -•

----- -

- ~

J- -•

•__./ *.__/ .. ~__..., ◄':.,_.....,"

-

-

I

I

I

-

--

--

I

-

-

-

-

-

--

-~

=

~

I

- .--

-- - -- - - -

- --

J

......::....,..r •.....:,_.; • .:___.,; •::__:7

t.

-~

-- --

- -

I

-

'

I

( ." ..

-

t.

j ." '

.-

t.

---

-

~

~

-

.

-•

------

-~- - - --- -

I

- -- - - -__,,,

~

-·-

-

~

~

p

..

~

-

-

~

p

r,

,

- ~-

~

-•

r

~

I liii""""""

-

~

------------·

-

--

-·

I

I

~

~

-- --

p-

p

- ...

~

I

"

•L.-,.., -.__,.,,

-

=== -- --.- ---- ._,,. - - - - ._ -

===i

~

~ ~

I

~

~

--

I

-

~

,.

( .-

~

.- -- -

-

-

t

l

l .'

..--..,=

- --

~-- ..

I

---- - -

..-

\

-

-

-

-

-

- -

.

-

..

◄

'

~

-- -- - -

-.

-

- --. -. -.

-•

.

~

~

--

l!!!!!l!!!!!I!!

1!!!!11!!!1!!!1 ~

~

t.

--

-- - -

.

- - --

--

-

-

--

--

- .;:---......

-

r

~

-

,..

-• -...__,,,,

jt

Ji2

J,2

...

.

- -..._.

'-

-

-..-·

.

. - -...__,,- - .,__.,, - - - - - - ..__.,, '

'

-

-

··---~

-

--

-

... _

- - - -r

-

.

I

- - - -......__,,,,- - - . -- - ~__,, -__,, '--"' p ~

I""!- .. _ .

~

- ---~-- -.

~

p

'

-. ~·-

~

liiiiiiliiiiiil

II

- --

- · - •,:JI:. .... -

-•

--

--·- ··--=- --· ----=- ·~-

I

I .'

---.

- __ -~,

.

-

(-

- .-

-·~~·;:.~

~

\.

-

11.L

..

.

-

- ---

1)

.,_,/

~ ~

-~

-~T

-

!!!!!!!!!!!!I

--·- - -- - - . -- -

---- - ~

p;-

-·· I

~

p

"

( -

.

l

-

t.

...........

-;

- --

-~

-I

...

I

-

--

- ..

... . --- ---.....__::::..

-- ..

I

-

-

---.. - - ---- - --- ... -•-:;;. . f - - - .__..., - -- - - - -- --· - -- ----- -. -.

- - - ""t -. - - .....__,,,, ..._.,,,,, f --- . • -- -- - -- - --- "--J f .

- ,_- - - - .

L....I f -

-

•

-

...___;-

-i.

,.

.

"'

-•

•:__.....,--

t.

'I

.,.,

,e.

-

ill.

.

-

tl

,

"

Lt - -

l

LU

I

~

-

I.

-

t

-. -

►

.... I -:.►

.

•

-. ..

12

II. Rondeau; tempo di minuetto; grazioso

.-' ..

,·

-

.

l

. --

-

~

.

p

--

.

-

-- -

--::-,..,.,_

- ~

I

I

-- ..-

.

~

.

\

-

♦

-

....

p .._____;:::---

--·

..H

-rr

.

. ..- -

p

~

-

...

..

-':--

.... ..--...-..... -

-

..

~

J

-~- - -

-

- - - --p ~ -t 'II

-

~

.

,.

\

'

I

-

~~

-

--........

-----

- --·-

JO ~

..

-.

~

®

----

- - --

- -·----- --

- -..,. ~

-•

...

.

...

.--

.-

.-

J.

---J

TI

~

,-

-

---.

-

-

--:::--....

...;_

-

p

411

+

-

' I

•

.-

-.

-

-- . ..._

- -·-

-·-

-- .--

...

--·

-

H

I

--

--

--

- - -

-

~

~

- --

-

--·.

-~- ~--· - -- ---

- --- - - -·

M-_,-...

' -'

'

-

~

-

-

I

~

-'

· ~ ---~

-

_.

~---

~u

,,

-

•

--·

p

I

-

,

-

-

!

C

.-'-

- - - -------- -- -. ...~ - ..-----::____;v · ~ --- .. -~--------·. . . .

-~

.

-

L

.

..

- --

--

-

-

I

-

-

I

.

-

.

-

- ...

I

- ---

eJ

~

'

I

--.

~---

.w,--.__

...

;

~

13

- .- - - ..

~~

~

~,..:.-_

-

I

...

-

'

-

J

t.

~~

··-

..----.

...

--

~i=

-.

..

.

-

•

--

--

-

-

-

~

-

-

- --

..

-

.

....._

J

-

I

-

--

@ .,

-

- - _,,-- J

'

..

J

·-- . .....

- -.

iJ.

-

I

t..

<~

- -

.. ~_ ...... .fl'-

.-~

-

-

....

\

-

-

-.

-•

.-

~

I

...

,..

Fine

-

-

f ,..

t..

"

.

-·~.. .--

...

...

"".

.,

I

'

.

II

·~ tJ

~~

'

-

•

i,1 _

-·

~.

-

~

-

-

..-

-

-

··,l

-

~

., ~

- -- ._

- -..._

---

J

~

-

" Tl

~

..........

.

.. ti

J

-

~+

..... '

... .

..

L•o

.

-

~~

I

.

f

,.

/

f

JI

I

f

~...

-

I

1!:

..

-

~

-__.,, -

-

.

.

-

-- .

J

-

.,._

-

-. . -. .

-. - . - -. ,

11 •

-

'tr

--· - --

.--

7

I

-- -. -. -. .. .

J

-.- .

J

·-

-

_J

I"':

- -

~

·1.

-

.

-

14

. ... l ' .. ,,

' -

' .

I

"

•

-

-

,-3-,

_J._.,.~.,._

-- - -

.,

,__....

'

~

-

~

- --------~

.-

--

II

-·

...

.

-.

-

I

-..

-

f

'

--

-

-

11 ~

"

",,.

---·

<J.

--·

~

... .

. .... . . ·-

-

--

p

... .....

~

.f

p ,I

p

.

-

11.

~

-

r._. . ~- . -11-. *·~· - •••

1·

"I

'I

~

-#

-

~

..

I

f

'I

--

-

DaCa po

~ "'

•

---·

.

"

.

--

-

t

...

-..

.

f

""

. ,

1'"

111

.. .

- .

-

-·

I

.

~

111

I

1'

r.,.

-

-~ .. ---* ... t ..t ..

:f

»

_,

-

-

'1~

11

® "-·---~!!!. ... ~-- ..

--....

-

.

"

-·

.

,J ~

f

-

"

~

f

.-

~~f; ~

-.....

'

~

c.,

...

---

-

..

-

-

,l_

•11

I

■ ,n

.,,

·-·-

- - -- - ·--

_,.

.•

I

-

. . .

- - --

-

.

-.

-I

... .

•-

~

..:.

-

- -.

-

-

--- - -....

I

'

-

~

I

,

~,,. .

~

_!!,

.

..

_,,+

~

I

~

-:·

.

-

---·

-

.

...

-

-

-- ..

-

r

-

--

,.

.

.- ~

~I,..

12.

r"

,

tJ

~'

I

-

f

._

Cil!I'.

-

~

-'

■

~- .

•.

--

-

..

-

- -

J

p

I

-

-

I

---

®

~

. -

-

~

~

l

--

-

f

.

u

--

...

--

--

--

-

- ~ - . . - . - ..... -..-___.. ... :r

p pizz.

p pizz:

p pizz.

p

....,

.... ==l --

-

I

.......r,111----~~~-. . .

---------------~~

•

c

--

I

I

....

I

f II

-

-

;fif.--r ~

--

■

-

-;,.

-

~

w-•

f

-

-

-

-

I5

~

.

--, :::!.

-•

..

-

--

16 ,,.

.

I

,,.

t.

.

I -h.L

- -- - --

I

-

~

,,_,,

,,.

I

'

.., tJ

--

..

.. ··~

-

( ·-'

.

~

-

...

-- -

.

$f :I!: .It) .....

~

--

-

-

~

~·

-

-•-

r

I

,

--

'

r

ti

t.

.,., I

(

....

'

-

--

.

-

,

-- - --

..-

-

- .

-- - --

~

'

J

~

.

- -- - -

J ~

4-

I

-

.,

~

-1

_,

-

-

~

- -

-

- - -,, - - -

- -

-

r

t

,,,..

..

...

..... ---

.. ...

-

.- --

-

.

-.

~

..

.,-,,-

.

.

-.

-, J

Da Capo al Fine ~

-- ~

- - - - -

t:\ ,_

~ ~

n

w

,

I

.

---

-

-

-·~-

y

...

-

~

.-

.-

... .,,

• -

-

I

~

,

'

-- -. -- .. -- -,_

-It

p

- ..

~

'

~

. .. - - - - -.

- - - - .- - - - - - - - - - - - -

~

t.

- ..

.....

-

I

-. - -.. - - ~

- - - I

. .

•

~

-

-

r

•.

- " Tl

~

~

,

-

~

~~

'I""

r~

~

-~

~

,-

-

-

.. -- ..-

--

.

- --

~

arco

'

.

I d

-

-.

( ,..

-

' ~

◄

"' ( ..-

~

-~

~

..

,.

-•

. . •. .

-- - - - -- .

-

arc!)

-.

..

-

.

-L,_

-

arco

.@) -.

,.

-ti-

-

-

., ..,.

....

.iJ,_

=~ -- --

.. ..-

,

- -

.. . -

-

~

•.

.. -.. •

-

I

I

- --. ...

-

~

-

~

-

-

--

7

-

-

I

-

.

r.-.

.

r.-.

M

.fl~

I

t:\

- - -.

- - -,,

.

J

-.

-.