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The '''Milanese Quartets''', ] 155–160, are a set of six ]s composed by ] in late 1772 and early 1773 when he was sixteen and seventeen years old. They are called 'Milanese' because Mozart composed them in Milan while he was working on his opera '']''. Before this set was composed, Mozart had written one earlier ] (] in 1770), so these six quartets are numbered from No. 2 to No. 7. The quartets are written in a plan of keys of D–G–C–F–B{{music|flat}}–E{{music|flat}} following the ]. The '''Milanese Quartets''', ] 155–160, are a set of six ]s composed by ] in late 1772 and early 1773 when he was sixteen and seventeen years old. They are called 'Milanese' because Mozart composed them in Milan while he was working on his opera '']''. Before this set was composed, Mozart had written one earlier ] (] in 1770), so these six quartets are numbered from No. 2 to No. 7. The quartets are written in a plan of keys of D–G–C–F–B{{music|flat}}–E{{music|flat}} following the ].


All six quartets have only three ]s. Four of the quartets (K. 156–159) have middle movements in the ], one of which (K. 159) is, unusually, not a slow movement, but a fiery sonata-allegro. The finales are generally lightweight, whether in the form of ]s or ]s.<ref>] (1995), ''Haydn, Mozart, and the Viennese School, 1740–1780''. W. W. Norton & Company ({{ISBN|0393965333}}), pp. 561–562.</ref> All six quartets have only three ]s. Four of the quartets (K. 156–159) have middle movements in the ], one of which (K. 159) is, unusually, not a slow movement, but a fiery sonata–allegro. The finales are generally lightweight, whether in the form of ]s or ]s.<ref>] (1995), ''Haydn, Mozart, and the Viennese School, 1740–1780''. W. W. Norton & Company ({{ISBN|0393965333}}), pp. 561–562.</ref>


The sixth edition of the ], published in 1964, amended the catalogue numbers of the first two quartets to K. 134a and 134b, respectively, and the last quartet to K. 159a. The sixth edition of the ], published in 1964, amended the catalogue numbers of the first two quartets to K. 134a and 134b, respectively, and the last quartet to K. 159a.


The autograph manuscript of the quartets is preserved in the ].
⚫ ==String Quartet No. 2 in D major, K. 155 ==

⚫ ==No. 2 in D major, K. 155 ==
{{Main article|String Quartet No. 2 (Mozart)}} {{Main article|String Quartet No. 2 (Mozart)}}
Written in the autumn of 1772 in ]. Written in the autumn of 1772 in ].
#''Allegro'' #''Allegro''
#''Andante'' #''Andante'' in ]
#''Molto allegro'' #''Molto allegro''


==String Quartet No. 3 in G major, K. 156 == ==No. 3 in G major, K. 156 ==
Written at the end of 1772 in Milan. Written at the end of 1772 in Milan.


#''Presto'' #''Presto''
#''Adagio'' #''Adagio'' in E minor
#''Tempo di Menuetto'' #''Tempo di Menuetto'' (with a section in ])
#''Adagio''


==String Quartet No. 4 in C major, K. 157== ==No. 4 in C major, K. 157==
Written at the end of 1772 in Milan and premiered in early 1773. Written at the end of 1772 in Milan and premiered in early 1773.


#''Allegro'' #''Allegro''
#''Andante'' #''Andante'' in ]
#''Presto'' #''Presto''


==String Quartet No. 5 in F major, K. 158== ==No. 5 in F major, K. 158==
Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan. Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan.


#''Allegro'' #''Allegro''
#''Andante un poco allegretto'' #''Andante un poco allegretto'' in ]
#''Tempo di Menuetto'' #''Tempo di Menuetto''


==String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, K. 159== ==No. 6 in B-flat major, K. 159==
Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan. Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan.


#''Andante'' #''Andante''
#''Allegro'' #''Allegro'' in G minor
#''Rondo allegro grazioso'' #''Rondo allegro grazioso''


==String Quartet No. 7 in E-flat major, K. 160 == ==No. 7 in E-flat major, K. 160 ==
Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan. The second movement is remarkable for its non-tonic opening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictheoryresources.com/members/MTA_2_1b.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129074822/http://www.musictheoryresources.com/members/MTA_2_1b.htm|archive-date=29 January 2013|title=Mozart in ''medias res''|author=Poundie Burstein|website=musictheoryresources.com}}</ref> Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan. The second movement is remarkable for its non-tonic opening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictheoryresources.com/members/MTA_2_1b.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129074822/http://www.musictheoryresources.com/members/MTA_2_1b.htm|archive-date=29 January 2013|title=Mozart in ''medias res''|author=Poundie Burstein|website=musictheoryresources.com}}</ref>


#''Allegro'' #''Allegro''
#''Un poco adagio'' #''Un poco adagio'' in ]
#''Presto'' #''Presto''


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==External links== ==External links==
* 6 Quartette; vl (2), vla, vlc; KV 155-160.
*{{NMA|173|17|174|18|Quartett in D KV 155 (134a)}} *{{NMA|173|17|174|18|Quartett in D KV 155 (134a)}}
*{{NMA|173|31|174|22|Quartett in G KV 156 (134b)}} *{{NMA|173|31|174|22|Quartett in G KV 156 (134b)}}

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Six string quartets by W. A. Mozart

The Milanese Quartets, K. 155–160, are a set of six string quartets composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in late 1772 and early 1773 when he was sixteen and seventeen years old. They are called 'Milanese' because Mozart composed them in Milan while he was working on his opera Lucio Silla. Before this set was composed, Mozart had written one earlier string quartet (K. 80/73f in 1770), so these six quartets are numbered from No. 2 to No. 7. The quartets are written in a plan of keys of D–G–C–F–B♭–E♭ following the circle of fourths.

All six quartets have only three movements. Four of the quartets (K. 156–159) have middle movements in the minor mode, one of which (K. 159) is, unusually, not a slow movement, but a fiery sonata–allegro. The finales are generally lightweight, whether in the form of minuets or rondos.

The sixth edition of the Köchel catalogue, published in 1964, amended the catalogue numbers of the first two quartets to K. 134a and 134b, respectively, and the last quartet to K. 159a.

The autograph manuscript of the quartets is preserved in the Berlin State Library.

No. 2 in D major, K. 155

Main article: String Quartet No. 2 (Mozart)

Written in the autumn of 1772 in Bolzano.

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante in A major
  3. Molto allegro

No. 3 in G major, K. 156

Written at the end of 1772 in Milan.

  1. Presto
  2. Adagio in E minor
  3. Tempo di Menuetto (with a section in G minor)

No. 4 in C major, K. 157

Written at the end of 1772 in Milan and premiered in early 1773.

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante in C minor
  3. Presto

No. 5 in F major, K. 158

Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan.

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante un poco allegretto in A minor
  3. Tempo di Menuetto

No. 6 in B-flat major, K. 159

Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan.

  1. Andante
  2. Allegro in G minor
  3. Rondo allegro grazioso

No. 7 in E-flat major, K. 160

Written and premiered in early 1773 in Milan. The second movement is remarkable for its non-tonic opening.

  1. Allegro
  2. Un poco adagio in A-flat major
  3. Presto

Notes

  1. Heartz, Daniel (1995), Haydn, Mozart, and the Viennese School, 1740–1780. W. W. Norton & Company (ISBN 0393965333), pp. 561–562.
  2. Poundie Burstein. "Mozart in medias res". musictheoryresources.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.

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