String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 (1826) in four parts: Allegretto (sonata form), Vivace (minuet and trio), Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (theme and variations) and Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro (sonata form).
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- IVDer schwer gefasste Entschluss. , –
in F major, capricious and quirky. The viola begins with a short, dour and the violins it. The cello adds a tripping , and further ideas follow: a more solemn falling figure in octaves and a brighter figure in moving semiquavers. Then come the , the , the and the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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