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String Quartet in C minor, D. 703, No. 12 “Quartettsatz”

1 movement

Franz Schubert · 1820 · C minor · 314 bars · 311 chords analysed

A single movement — Schubert began a second and gave up.

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