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String Quartet in E-flat major, D. 87, No. 10

4 movements

Franz Schubert · 1813–16 · E♭ major · 917 bars · 909 chords analysed

One of the early quartets Schubert wrote for his family's string quartet.

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