Mozart String Quartets

Classical Music / Mozart String Quartet 

Mozart completed some 23 string quartets, the first in 1770, at the age of fourteen, and the last in June 1790, the year before his death, when he wrote the first three quartets of a proposed set of six for the King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia. Most his his compositions in this form were published in groups as part of a single opus.

Considered Mozart's most famous quartet is perhaps String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, KV. 465, nicknamed "Dissonance" on account of its unusual slow introduction. 

 

Mozart loved J.S. Bach's music. He made arrangements for strings of several fugues from Bach's  The Well-Tempered Clavier and composed original preludes to go with each.

Video: Mozart: String Quartet No. 19, Dissonance | Gewandhaus Quartet. Youtube, uploaded by DW Classical Music. Accessed May 8, 2023. 

 

Suggested Link: 

Mozart Complete String Quartets : a playlist. All about Mozart. Accessed May 8, 2023.

 

From Wikipedia, below is a list of string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

• String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K. 80/73f
• String Quartet No. 2 in D major, K. 155/134a
• String Quartet No. 3 in G major, K. 156 (K. 134b)
• String Quartet No. 4 in C major, K. 157
• String Quartet No. 5 in F major, K. 158
• String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, K. 159
• String Quartet No. 7 in E-flat major, K. 160 (K. 159a)
• String Quartet No. 8 in F major, K. 168
• String Quartet No. 9 in A major, K. 169
• String Quartet No. 10 in C major, K. 170
• String Quartet No. 11 in E-flat major, K. 171
• String Quartet No. 12 in B-flat major, K. 172
• String Quartet No. 13 in D minor, K. 173
• String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387
• String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421/417b
• String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat major, K. 428/421b
• String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458
• String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464
• String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465
• String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K. 499
• String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575
• String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 589
• String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590

 

Resources:

List of String Quartets by Wolfgang A Mozart. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed May 8, 2023.  

 MOZART: String Quartets, K. 156, K. 158-159 and K. 458. Naxos Direct. Access May 8, 2023.

 

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Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

Monarchy / The British Monarchy: May 6

 

The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms takes place today, on 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The service will include Charles being anointed, symbolising his spiritual entry into kingship, and then his crowning and enthronement, representing his assumption of temporal powers and responsibilities. Camilla is to be crowned in a shorter and simpler rite. After the service the royal family is expected to travel to Buckingham Palace in a state procession, and appear on the palace's balcony. Charles and Camilla's coronation service has been altered from past British coronations to represent multiple faiths, cultures, and communities across the United Kingdom.  Read more: wiki.  

 

 Image credit: Wikipedia. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla

 

Image Credit: Wikipedia. Invitation to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla 

Image Credit: Wikipedia. The United Kingdom coronation emblem
 

 

 Image Credit:

Invitation to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Andrew Jamieson. en.wikipedia.org/commons media. Accessed May 6, 2023.

Official Portraits for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall November.  November 18, 2019 AUCKLAND, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum). en.wikipedia.org/commons media.  Accessed May 6, 2023.

The United Kingdom coronation emblem.  Coronation 2023 Emblem usage guidelines. Emblem for the Coronation of His Majesty The King. The rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the shamrock of Ireland and the daffodil of Wales are all depicted in the Coronation seal of King Charles III. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed May 6, 2023.

Video Credit:

God Save the King - Last Night of the Proms 2023 - BBC Proms. Conducted by Marin Alsop. YouTube. uploaded by PWdeBB. Accessed January 3, 2024.

 

Resources:

100 Coronation Facts. www.royal.uk. Accessed May 6, 2023.

Coronation of  Charles III and Camilla. en.wikipedia.org.Accessed May 6, 2023.

Coronation of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen Consort. coronation.gov.uk. Accessed May 6, 2023.

Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. www.gov.uk.  Accessed May 6, 2023.

Coronation Weekend Plans Announced. www.royal.uk. Accessed May 6, 2023.

Watch in full: The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. YouTube, uploaded by Sky News Australia. Accessed June 5, 2023.

 

 

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