String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 35 min
Composed: 1787
Era: Classical

Notes

Two violas; dark and chromatic; slow introduction to the finale

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Allegro
Menuetto: Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio – Allegro

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