Romantic · 1825
Octet for Strings — 1st mvt
F. MendelssohnOp. 20
- Key
- Eb
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=132
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco — sonata form. Mendelssohn aged 16. Eight strings (4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos).
Teaching points
- Mendelssohn at 16 — astonishing precocity
- Eight-part string writing
- AO3: chamber-symphonic genre
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf + Bärenreiter, PD.