does anyone know what an "Orchestra d'Quatuor" is?

[steltz]

At the moment, Demersseman's Morceau de Concert is tagged for clarinet and orchestra, but the title page says "pour Clarinette avec Accompagnement d'Orchestra d'Quatuor ou Piano".

It has occurred to me that the "Orchestra d'Quatuor" might be a string quartet. The piano accompaniment sometimes has more than 4 voices, but there is a lot of doubling, though that might have been added by whoever did the piano part. On the other hand, the bravura and dramatic nature of the piece would better lend itself to a fuller orchestra.

Has anyone seen this term before?

[kalliwoda]

Hello steltz,
I think there is just a komma missing, lots of editions from the late 19th century were available in different editions, frequently listed on the title page with price: "avec piano, ou avec orchestra", or "avec piano, ou avec quatuor" (i.e. string quartet)
And there is also "avec piano, ou avec quatuor, ou avec orchestra" / just search worldcat for music scores and title "avec orchestra ou quatuor"

[pierre.chepelov]

" ... d'Orchestre, de Quatuor ... "

[steltz]

Sorry about the misspellings, and thanks for the info!