9 – 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁Five ▁N ove lett es ▁Op . ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁Finale ▁of ▁the ▁B - la - F ▁Quart et ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁movement ▁Carol - sing ers ▁of ▁the ▁Name - day ▁Quart et , ▁the ▁Su ite ▁Op . ▁ 3 5 , ▁the ▁Two ▁Pie ces ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁E leg y ▁for ▁B ely ay ev ▁Op . ▁ 1 0 5 ). ▁The ▁Third ▁Quart et ▁( 1 8 8 8 ) ▁is ▁often ▁nick named ▁the ▁S lav ▁Quart et , ▁while ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Quart et ▁( 1 9 3 0 ) ▁is ▁subt itled ▁" Hom age ▁to ▁the ▁Past ". ▁Robert ▁K ahn ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 5 1 ): ▁Two ▁string ▁quart ets : ▁In ▁A ▁major , ▁Op . ▁ 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁A ▁minor , ▁Op . ▁ 6 0 ▁( pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁respectively ). ▁Jean ▁Sib el ius ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 5 7 ): ▁Four ▁un number ed ▁string ▁quart ets : ▁three ▁from ▁his ▁student ▁years ▁( E ▁major , ▁JS ▁ 1 8 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ; ▁A ▁minor , ▁JS ▁ 1 8 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ; ▁and , ▁B ▁major , ▁Op . ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8