Classical · 1785
String Quartet 'Dissonance' K. 465
W. A. MozartK. 465
- Key
- C
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=56
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Adagio + Allegro. Famous chromatic introduction in C minor before C major Allegro.
Teaching points
- Chromatic introduction — 22 bars without clear tonic
- Contemporary scandal at the dissonance
- AO3: what was actually scandalous?
Full score ↓Public domain
NMA Bärenreiter urtext, public domain.