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String Quartet in B-flat major, D. 36, No. 3

4 movements

Franz Schubert · B♭ major · 787 bars · 592 chords analysed

Schubert started writing quartets as a teenager for his family to play — his father on cello, his brothers on violin. The late ones, “Rosamunde”, “Death and the Maiden” and the G major, are among his greatest works.

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