Work Title
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String Quartet No.6
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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Quatuor op. 80 de Mendelssohn Bartholdy; String Quartet No. 6; 현악 사중주 6번 (멘델스존); Streichquartett Nr. 6; 弦楽四重奏曲第6番; [4 more...]Quartet de corda n. 6 en Fa menor Op. 80, Felix Mendelssohn; Cuarteto de cuerdas nº 6, Op. 80; 第6号弦乐四重奏; کوارتت زهی شماره ۶ (مندلسون)
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Name Aliases
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Quatuor op. 80 de mendelssohn bartholdy; Quatuor Op. 80 De Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Streichquartett in f-Moll; Streichquartett f-Moll; Streichquartett op. 44 Nr. 3; [3 more...]6. Streichquartett; String Quartet in F minor; String Quartet, Op. 44 No. 3
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 191502272; GND: 30030112X; BNF: 13916199z
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Composer
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Mendelssohn, Felix
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.80
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IFM 161
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Key
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F minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- I. Allegro vivace assai (323 bars)
- II. Allegro assai (301 bars)
- III. Adagio (120 bars)
- IV. Finale: Allegro molto (461 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1847
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First Publication.
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1850 – Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel (parts) 1851 (score)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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25-26 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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2 violins, viola, cello
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
This article discusses Opp.80 and 87: Mendelssohn’s “Late Style”: Form, Texture, and Sonority in the Final Chamber Works by Benedict Taylor The Musical Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 1-2, Spring-Summer 2023, Pages 76–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/musqtl/gdad004
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