String Quintet in C major, D. 956

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The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 is Franz Schubert’s late chamber masterpiece, renowned for its profound emotional depth, rich harmonic language, and unique scoring for two cellos.

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instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
string quintet ⓘ
approximateDuration 50 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber D. 956 ⓘ
completedInYearOfComposerDeath true ⓘ
composer Franz Schubert ⓘ
composerDeathYear 1828 ⓘ
compositionDate 1828 ⓘ
compositionPlace Vienna ⓘ
criticalReputation considered one of the greatest chamber music works ⓘ
dedication Baron Carl von Stutterheim ⓘ
finaleCharacter dance-like and restless ⓘ
genre string chamber music ⓘ
hasWikipediaArticle true ⓘ
instrumentationInnovation use of second cello for added depth and sonority ⓘ
ISWC T-800.018.640-3 ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTempoMarkings Italian ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto ⓘ
IV. Allegretto ⓘ
musicalEra Romantic ⓘ
notableFeature expansive symphonic scale within chamber music ⓘ
renowned for profound emotional depth ⓘ
rich harmonic language ⓘ
scored for two cellos instead of two violas ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
openingMovementForm sonata form ⓘ
opusNumber Op. posth. 163 ⓘ
period late Schubert ⓘ
linked to: Franz Schubert
placeInComposerOutput one of Schubert’s last completed works ⓘ
publisher Diabelli ⓘ
scoring two cellos ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
secondMovementCharacter slow, meditative, and lyrical ⓘ
status posthumously published ⓘ
structure fast–slow–scherzo–finale ⓘ
thirdMovementCharacter contrasting vigorous scherzo and dark trio ⓘ
tonalityOfFinale C major ⓘ
tonalityOfSecondMovement E major ⓘ
tonalityOfThirdMovementScherzo C major ⓘ
tonalityOfThirdMovementTrio D-flat major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext chamber music concert ⓘ
workOf Franz Schubert ⓘ
yearOfPublication 1853 ⓘ

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Franz Schubert → notableWork → String Quintet in C major, D. 956 ⓘ
D. 956 → title → String Quintet in C major ⓘ
linked to: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
D. 956 → alsoKnownAs → Schubert String Quintet in C major ⓘ
linked to: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
D. 956 → alsoKnownAs → Schubert Quintet in C major, D. 956 ⓘ
linked to: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
III. Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto → partOf → String Quintet in C major, D. 956 ⓘ
Baron Carl von Stutterheim → notableWorkDedicatedTo → String Quintet in C major, D. 956 ⓘ
Baron Carl von Stutterheim → dedicateeOf → Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D. 956 ⓘ
linked to: String Quintet in C major, D. 956