String Quartet No. 5 (Beethoven)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
's String Quartet No. 5 in A major was published in 1801 as opus
18, no. 5, and was written between 1798 and 1800. Beethoven modeled this quartet
directly on Mozart's quartet in the same key (K. 464
).
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
's String Quartet No. 5 in A major was published in 1801 as opus
Opus number
An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
18, no. 5, and was written between 1798 and 1800. Beethoven modeled this quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
directly on Mozart's quartet in the same key (K. 464
String Quartet No. 18 (Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quartet No. 18 in A major K. 464, the fifth of the Quartets dedicated to Haydn, was completed in 1785 Mozart's autograph catalogue states as the date of composition "1785. / the 10th January"...
).
Movements
It consists of four movements:- Allegro
- MenuettoMinuetA minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
- Andante cantabile
- Allegro