Three of Mendelssohn's si
Three of Mendelssohn's six examples of this form were published together in his Opus 44, and his sixth was written soon after the death of his sister Fanny. Smetana's first includes sections about his youth, his wife, and finally the ringing in his ears signalling his eventual deafness, and is called (*) "From My Life." Beethoven's included ones named Serioso and Harp, and a piece originally meant to be the final movement of his 13th was published separately as his Grosse Fuge. Franz Schubert wrote 15 numbered ones, including his 13th, Rosamunde, and 14th, Death and the Maiden. Samuel Barber adapted the second movement of his 11th into the Adagio for Strings. For 10 points, name this common musical form, most often written for two violins, a viola, and a cello.
Three of Mendelssohn's six examples of this form were published together in his Opus 44, and his sixth was written soon after the death of his sister Fanny.
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