String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major

4 movements

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga · 1823 · E♭ major · 1024 bars · 503 chords analysed

Arriaga wrote his three quartets at 17; he died in Paris at 19, ten days before his twentieth birthday.

A string quartet — two violins, viola and cello — is often called a conversation between four friends. With only four voices, every chord is easy to see and hear, which makes quartets a wonderful way to study harmony.

Keys visited: E♭ major, F minor, F major, G minor, B♭ major, B♭ minor, C minor, D minor, G major, D major, F♯ major, A♭ major, C major.