String Quintet No. 6 (Mozart)
- String Quintet No. 6 (Mozart)
The String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major, K. 614, was completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on April 12, 1791. It is Mozart's last major chamber work. Like all of Mozart's string quintets, this work is a "viola quintet" in that is scored for string quartet and an extra viola (two violins, two violas and cello).
Movements
The work is in standard four movement form:
*I. Allegro di molto
*II. Andante
*III. Menuetto: Allegro
*IV. Allegro
References
*Melvin Berger, "Guide to Chamber Music", 2001, Dover
External links
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