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String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Prussian Quartet No. 1
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 24 min
Composed
1789
Era
Classical

Notes

Written for the cello-playing King of Prussia; the cello often leads in its high register

About this work

Composed
1789
  1. Allegretto
  2. Andante
  3. Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
  4. Allegretto
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