String Quartet No. 6 (Mendelssohn)

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The String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1847 and is essentially his last major composition (he died only two months after its completion). The piece was composed after the death of his sister Fanny and is powerful and highly emotive.

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Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has four movements:

Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto

A typical performance lasts around 25 minutes.

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String Quartet No. 6: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project.

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v d e Chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn

String quartets	String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12 · String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 · String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 · String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 · String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 3 · String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 · Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 · String Quartet in E flat major (1823)

String quintets and octets	String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18 · String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 87 · Octet in E flat major, Op. 20

String sonatas	Cello Sonata No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 45 · Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 · Viola Sonata in C minor (1823-4) · Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 · Violin Sonata in F major (1820) · Violin Sonata in F major (1838)

Piano trios, quartets and sextets	Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 · Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 · Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 · Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2 · Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3 · Piano Quartet in D minor (1821) · Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110

Works for clarinet	Clarinet Sonata in E flat major (1824) · Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113 · Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 114

List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

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