What is String Quartet No. 14 (Beethoven)?
[[File:Ludwig van Beethoven - Sketches for the String Quartet Op. 131. (BL Add MS 38070 f. 51r).jpg|thumb|right|250px| Beethoven's sketches for his Opus 131]] The '''String Quartet No. 14''' in [[C-sharp minor|C{{music|sharp}} minor]], [[opus number|Opus]] 131, is a [[string quartet]] by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]. He wrote it between November 1825 and July 1826. It was published in [[Mainz]], [[Germany]] in April 1827 (after Beethoven's death) with a dedication to Baron Joseph von Stutterheim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.14,_Op.131_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van)|title=String Quartet No.14, Op.131|publisher=IMSLP|accessdate=2015-03-30}}</ref> The work consists of seven [[movement (music)|movement]]s played without a break: #Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo #Allegro molto vivace #Allegro moderato #Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile #Presto #Adagio quasi un poco andante #Allegro It is about 40 minutes in length. == References == <references /> {{music-stub}} [[Category:String quartets]] [[Category:Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven]] [[Category:Compositions in C-sharp minor]]