Strings — Practical study pieces
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.

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