String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Also known as K. 516b

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

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 24 min
Composed: 1787–88
Era: Classical

Notes

Mozart's own arrangement of his wind Serenade in C minor, K. 388; canonic minuet

About this work

Composed: 1787–88

Allegro
Andante
Menuetto in Canone
Allegro

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