String Quartet No. 10 (Schubert)

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Franz Schubert composed his String Quartet No. 10 (D. 87) in E-flat major in 1813.

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Historical background

Musicologist Otto Erich Deutsch records that the youthful work (Schubert was sixteen years old at the time) was first performed privately in the Schubert household, by members of the family. [1] Perhaps in part for this reason, this composition has acquired the nickname of the "Haushaltung" (Household) Quartet. [2] [3]

Author Melvin Berger suggests that the quartet’s nickname has stuck because the piece "is so well suited for home performance,” calling it “technically … quite undemanding” to accommodate the “limited performing abilities” of amateur musicians. [4]

The quartet was published only posthumously, in 1830, as Op. 125 No. 1.

Movements

  1. Allegro moderato (E-flat major)
  2. Scherzo. Prestissimo (E-flat major, with Trio in C minor)
  3. Adagio (E-flat major)
  4. Allegro (E-flat major)

The work is homotonal: that is, all the movements are in the same key — in this case the tonic key of E-flat major.

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The String Quartet No. 1 in mixed keys was composed by Franz Schubert in 1810 or 1811.

The String Quartet No. 2 in C major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1812.

The String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.

The String Quartet No. 4 in C major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.

The String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.

The String Quartet No. 6 in D major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.

The String Quartet No. 7 in D major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1811 or 1812.

The String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1814. It was posthumously published as Op. 168.

The String Quartet No. 9 in G minor was composed by Franz Schubert in 1815.

The String Quartet No. 11 in E major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. It was posthumously published as Op. 125 No. 2.

References

  1. ↑ Deutsch, Otto Erich, with Donald R. Wakeling. The Schubert Thematic Catalogue. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1995. (Corrected reprint of 1951 edition published by W.W. Norton.)
  2. ↑ Earsense. String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 125, No. 1, D. 87, "Household" (Haushaltung). Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Christiansen, Kai. Van Kuijk Quartet: Program Notes, October 6, 2018 – Schubert, Ligeti, Ravel. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ Berger, Melvin. Guide to Chamber Music, 3rd Edition. Mineola, New York: Dover Books, 2001; p. 384.

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