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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instanceOf chamber music composition
classical music composition
string quintet
alsoKnownAs Schubert Quintet in C major, D. 956
Schubert String Quintet in C major
approximateDuration about 50 minutes
associatedComposerFullName Franz Peter Schubert
linked to: Franz Schubert
catalogNumber D. 956
composedIn Vienna
composedInFinalYearOfLifeOf Franz Schubert
composer Franz Schubert
compositionDate 1828
compositionPeriod late 1828
countryOfOrigin Austria
firstPublicationDate 1853
firstPublisher Diabelli
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
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto
IV. Allegretto
notableFeature considered one of the greatest chamber works in the classical repertoire
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
premiereStatusDuringComposerLifetime not publicly performed during Schubert’s lifetime
scoring two cellos
two violins
viola
stylePeriod early Romantic
title String Quintet in C major
tonality first movement in C major
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

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