D. 956
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D. 956 is Franz Schubert’s celebrated String Quintet in C major, renowned for its profound emotional depth, innovative scoring with two cellos, and status as one of the greatest chamber works in the classical repertoire.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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classical music composition ⓘ string quintet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Schubert Quintet in C major, D. 956
NERFINISHED
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Schubert String Quintet in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 50 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedComposerFullName | Franz Peter Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | D. 956 ⓘ |
| composedIn | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedInFinalYearOfLifeOf | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDate | 1828 ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | late 1828 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1853 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Diabelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | string chamber music ⓘ |
| hasKeySection | Adagio in E major with contrasting turbulent middle section ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | masterpiece of the chamber music repertoire ⓘ |
| instrumentationInnovation | addition of a second cello to standard string quartet ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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II. Adagio ⓘ III. Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto ⓘ IV. Allegretto ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
considered one of the greatest chamber works in the classical repertoire
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renowned for profound emotional depth ⓘ slow movement Adagio is especially celebrated ⓘ uses two cellos instead of two violas ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. posth. ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Streichquintett in C-Dur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereStatusDuringComposerLifetime | not publicly performed during Schubert’s lifetime ⓘ |
| scoring |
two cellos
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | early Romantic ⓘ |
| title | String Quintet in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonality |
first movement in C major
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fourth movement in C major ⓘ second movement in E major ⓘ third movement in C major with contrasting trio ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | late chamber work ⓘ |
| workOf | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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