String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat major, K. 428

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as K. 421b

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 30 min
Composed: 1783
Era: Classical

Notes

Chromatic unison opening; rich Andante con moto

About this work

Composed: 1783
Dedicated to: Joseph Haydn

Allegro non troppo
Andante con moto
Menuetto and Trio. Allegro
Allegro vivace

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