The String Quartet No. 3 in D major,
Op. 44, No. 1,
MWV R 30 was composed by
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...
(1809-1847) in July 1838 at the age of 29. It premiered in 1839, then was published later in 1840.
It is a traditional
quartet
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Classical String quartet
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, comprising two violins, a viola, and a cello. The piece is part of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the
Crown Prince of Sweden.
Movements
Like all of Mendelssohn's
string quartets
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, this work has four
movements
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Generic uses
* Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece
* Movement (sign language), a hand movement when signing
* Motion, commonly referred to as movement
* Movement (music), a division of a larger c ...
:
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Molto allegro vivace
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Menuetto
A minuet (; also spelled menuet) is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually written in time. The English word was adapted from the Italian ''minuetto'' and the French ''menuet''.
The term also describes the musical form that ...
: Un poco Allegretto
# Andante espressivo ma con moto
# Presto con brio
A typical performance lasts about 29-31 minutes.
References
External links
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1838 compositions
Compositions in D major
String quartets by Felix Mendelssohn
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