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11String Quartets, Op. 76 (Haydn) — Joseph Haydn s string quartets, Op. 76 were composed in 1796 or 1797 and dedicated to the Hungarian Count Joseph Erdödy. The six quartets are the last complete set that Haydn composed. At the time of the commission, Haydn was employed at the… …
12String quartets (Schoenberg) — The Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg published four string quartets, distributed over his lifetime. These were the String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7 (1905), String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10 (1908), String Quartet No. 3, Op.… …
13String quintet — A string quintet is a musical composition for a standard string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello) supplemented by a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so called viola quintet ) or a second cello (a cello quintet ), but… …
14String Quartet No. 19 (Mozart) — The String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, KV. 465 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, nicknamed Dissonance on account of its unusual slow introduction, is perhaps the most famous of his quartets. It is the last in the set of six quartets composed between… …
15String Quartet No. 11 (Beethoven) — Ludwig van Beethoven s opus 95, his String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, is his last before his exalted late string quartets. It is commonly referred to as the Serioso, stemming from his title Quartett [o] Serioso at the beginning and the tempo… …
16String quintet repertoire — Among the repertoire for the standard string quintet (2 violin s, viola, and 2 cellos) are the following works:Ordering is by surname of composer.tring Quintet Repertoire 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos B*David Baker **Two Cello String Quintet… …
17String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich) — Dmitri Shostakovich s String Quartet No. 8 in C minor (Op. 110) was written in three days (July 12–14, 1960). It was premiered that year in Leningrad by the Beethoven Quartet. The piece was written shortly after two traumatic events: the composer …
18String Quartet No. 13 (Dvořák) — Antonín Dvořák composed his String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. (Burghauser number) 192, between November and December 9, 1895. 1895 was an eventful year for him: he returned to Europe from America and his sister in law and first love… …
19String Quartets (Mendelssohn) — Felix Mendelssohn wrote six numbered string quartets which were published during his lifetime:*String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12 composed in 1829 *String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 composed in 1827 *String Quartet No. 3 in D… …
20String Quartet No. 15 (Schubert) — The String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, was written by Franz Schubert in June 1826. [cite web|title=Schubert Worklist (Chamber Music)|publisher=The Schubert Institute (UK)|url=http://www.franzschubert.org.uk/works/chamber.html|accessdate=200… …
