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Beethoven String Quartet Keyscapes

This page shows keyscapes for all of Beethoven's string quartets. Click on each keyscape plot to view a larger version.

The following keyscapes are colored relative to the tonic key of the movement: green = tonic, light blue = dominant, yellow = subdominant, purple = submediant (or relative minor for a major tonic), red = median (or relative major for a minor tonic), dark blue = supertonic (or dominant of the dominant), sea green = Neapolitan and subtonic = orange (or subdominant of the subdominant). Click here to view keyscapes colored without transposing to C.


String Quartet no. 1 in F Major, op. 18/1
1. Allegro con brio
(kern) (midi)
F major
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
(kern) (midi)
D minor
3. Scherzo: Allegro molto
(kern) (midi)
F major
4. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
F major

String Quartet no. 2 in G Major, op. 18/2
1. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
G major
2. Adagio cantabile
(kern) (midi)
C major
3. Scherzo Allegro
(kern) (midi)
G major
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto
(kern) (midi)
G major

String Quartet no. 3 in D Major, op. 18/3
1. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
D major
2. Andante con moto
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major
3. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
D major
4. Presto
(kern) (midi)
D major

String Quartet no. 4 in C Minor, op. 18/4
1. Allegro ma non tanto
(kern) (midi)
C minor
2. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto
(kern) (midi)
C major
3. Menuetto
(kern) (midi)
C minor
4. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
C minor

String Quartet no. 5 in A Major, op. 18/5
1. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
A major
2. Menuetto
(kern) (midi)
A major
3. Andante cantabile
(kern) (midi)
D major
4. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
A major

String Quartet no. 6 in B♭ Major, op. 18/6
1. Allegro con brio
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major
2. Adagio ma non troppo
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major
3. Scherzo. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major
4b. La Malinconia. Adagio
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major

String Quartet no. 7 in F Major, op. 59/1
1. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
F major
2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major
3. Adagio molto e mesto
(kern) (midi)
F minor
4. Allegro (Thème russe)
(kern) (midi)
F major

String Quartet no. 8 in E Minor, op. 59/2
1. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
E minor
2. Molto adagio
(kern) (midi)
E major
3. Allegretto
(kern) (midi)
E minor
4. Finale: Presto
(kern) (midi)
E minor

String Quartet no. 9 in C Major, op. 59/3
1. Andante con moto. Allegro vivace
(kern) (midi)
C major
2. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
(kern) (midi)
A minor
3. Menuet and Trio
(kern) (midi)
C major
4. Allegro molto
(kern) (midi)
C major

String Quartet no. 10 in E♭ Major, op. 74
1. Poco Adagio. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major
2. Adagio ma non troppo
(kern) (midi)
A♭ major
3. Presto
(kern) (midi)
C minor
4. Allegretto con Variazioni
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major

String Quartet no. 11 in F Minor, op. 95 (Serioso)
1. Allegro con brio
(kern) (midi)
F minor
2. Allegretto ma non troppo
(kern) (midi)
D major
3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
(kern) (midi)
F minor
4. Larghetto expressivo - Allegretto agitato
(kern) (midi)
F minor

String Quartet no. 12 in E♭ Major, op. 127
1. Maestoso - Allegro
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major
2. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
(kern) (midi)
A♭ major
3. Scherzando vivace - Presto
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major
4. Finale - Allegro con moto
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major

String Quartet no. 13 in B♭ Major, op. 130
1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major
2. Presto
(kern) (midi)
B♭ minor
3. Andante con moto ma non troppo
(kern) (midi)
D♭ major
4. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai
(kern) (midi)
G major
5. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
(kern) (midi)
E♭ major
6. Finale: Allegro
(kern) (midi)
B♭ major

String Quartet no. 14 in C♯ Minor, op. 131
4. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
(kern) (midi)
C♯ minor
2. Allegro molto vivace
(kern) (midi)
D major
3. Allegro moderato - Adagio
(kern) (midi)
F♯ minor
1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
(kern) (midi)
A major
5. Presto
(kern) (midi)
E major
6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
(kern) (midi)
G♯ minor
7. Allegro
(kern) (midi)
C♯ minor

String Quartet no. 15 in A Minor, op. 132
1. Assai sostenuto
(kern) (midi)
A minor
2. Allegro ma non tanto
(kern) (midi)
A major
3. Molto adagio -- Andante
(kern) (midi)
C major
4. Alla Marcia, assai vivace
(kern) (midi)
A major
5. Allegro appassionato
(kern) (midi)
A minor

String Quartet no. 16 in F Major, op. 135
1. Allegretto
(kern) (midi)
F major
2. Vivace
(kern) (midi)
F major
3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
(kern) (midi)
D♭ major
4. Grave ma non troppo tratto
(kern) (midi)
F major




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