The Quartettsatz in c-Moll (English: Quartet Movement in C minor), D. 103 was composed by
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
in 1814. It is believed to be the only surviving movement of a complete quartet in C minor.
Background
The movement is believed to be one of several quartets sold to
Anton Diabelli
Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (5 September 17818 April 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote ...
by
Ferdinand Schubert
Ferdinand Schubert (born 18 October 1794 in Vienna; died 26 February 1859) was an Austrian composer and brother of Franz Schubert. He also designed the grave stone for the grave of Ludwig van Beethoven, which is now at Vienna's Central Cemetery.
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following his brother's death in 1828. Remaining unpublished, the surviving manuscript comprising an incomplete movement that ends at the
recapitulation came into the possession of the
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (), also known as the Wiener Musikverein (German for 'Viennese Music Association'), is an Austrian music organization that was founded in 1812 by Joseph Sonnleithner, general secretary of the Court Theat ...
during the latter half of the 19th century.
Musicologist Alfred Orel prepared a performing version that was published in 1939.
Structure
The composition as completed for performance consists of a single movement marked ''
Grave - Allegro'' and lasts around 8 minutes.
References
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* Aderhold, Werner (editor).
New Schubert Edition
Franz Schubert (1797–1828): New Edition of the Complete Works (), commonly known as the New Schubert Edition (NSE), or, in german: Neue Schubert-Ausgabe (NSA), is a complete edition of Franz Schubert's works, which started in 1956 and is schedu ...
Series VI, Volume 4: String Quartets II.Bärenreiter
Bärenreiter (Bärenreiter-Verlag) is a German classical music publishing house based in Kassel. The firm was founded by Karl Vötterle (1903–1975) in Augsburg in 1923, and moved to Kassel in 1927, where it still has its headquarters; it also ...
, 1994.
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Deutsch, Otto Erich (and others). ''
Schubert Thematic Catalogue
''Schubert: Thematic Catalogue of all his Works in Chronological Order'', also known as the Deutsch catalogue, is a numbered list of all compositions by Franz Schubert compiled by Otto Erich Deutsch. Since its first publication in 1951, Deutsch ...
'' (several editions), No. 103.
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