String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Felix Mendelssohn · 1809–1847 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Requiem for Fanny

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 25 min
Composed: 1847
Era: Early Romantic

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Written in 1847 after his sister Fanny's death; his last complete string quartet

About this work

Composed: 1847

Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto

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