Key to Instrumentation

First two digits of
Catalogue Number
Instrumentation
16String quartets
20Violin and violoncello
21Violoncello and piano
22Two violins
23Violin and viola
24Two violas
25Two violoncelli
30Two violins and violoncello
31Two violins and viola
32Two violins and viola or violoncello
33Violin, viola and violoncello
34Three violins
35 & 36Other string trios
37Violin, violoncello and piano
38Violin, viola and piano
40 & 44Quartets (other)
41, 42, 43, 45 & 46  Two violins, viola and violoncello
47Violin, viola, violoncello and piano
50Two violins, two violas and violoncello
51Two violins, two violas and violoncello or doublebass
52Two violins, viola and two violoncelli
53Two violins, viola and doublebass or violoncello
54Two violins, viola, violoncello or viola and violoncello or doublebass
55Two violins, viola, violoncello or viola and violoncello
56Two violins, viola, violoncello and violoncello or doublebass
57Two violins, viola, violoncello and piano
58Violin, viola, violoncello, doublebass and piano
59Two violins, viola, violoncello and doublebass
60Two violins, two violas and two violoncelli
61Two violins, two violas and doublebass or violoncello
62Three violins, viola and two violoncelli
63Two violins, viola, two violoncelli and doublebass
67Two violins, viola, violoncello, doublebass and piano
68Two violins, viola, violoncello, doublebass or violoncello and piano
69Two violins, two violas, violoncello and piano
80String Octet or double quartet
81Four violins, two violas, violoncello and doublebass
90String octet and doublebass

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