 After quickly finishing the second movement by November 9, he completed the entire work on January 15, 1890.Vincent d'Indy, one of Franck's celebrated pupils, noted (in the detailed analysis he includes in his biography of the master) that Franck had already considered writing a string quartet as early as the 1870s.It was in the 1870s that the Société Nationale de Musique, which Franck joined as one of the founding members, was established in order to promote the French classical music tradition instead of stage music; it dominated the country's music scene at that time under influential musicians including Jacques Offenbach.