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String Quartet in E major, D. 353, No. 11

4 movements

Franz Schubert · 1813–16 · E major · 682 bars · 455 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 major, G major, A major, A minor, F major, B minor, C major, D♭ major, E minor.