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String Quartet No. 13 in D minor, K. 173

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 17 min
Composed
1773
Era
Classical

Notes

Minor-key quartet ending with a chromatic fugue

About this work

Composed
1773 (September, Vienna)
  1. (Allegro moderato)
  2. (Andantino grazioso)
  3. Menuetto
  4. (Allegro moderato)
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