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String Quintet in C major, D. 956

Franz Schubert · 1797–1828 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
MajorLyricalDramaticTenderWell-known

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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 50 min
Composed
1828
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Two cellos; nearly an hour; the Adagio needs extreme control

About this work

  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto
  4. Allegretto
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