Flute Quartet No. 3 (Mozart)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Flute Quartet No. 3 in C major, K. 285b, is the last of three quartets for the amateur flautist Ferdinand De Jean. Despite following directly after the first two flute quartets in the Köchel catalogue, the Quartet in C was almost certainly written a few years later, likely sometime between the years 1781 to 1782.

The quartet is in two movements:

1. Allegro, 3/4
2. Andantino, Theme and variations

The second movement was adapted by Mozart from the sixth movement of hisSerenade No. 10 in B flat major (K. 361 ).

A typical performance lasts roughly 15½ minutes.

External links

•  Quartett in C für Flöte, Violine, Viola und Violoncello KV Anh. 171 (285^b): Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
• Free scores by Flute Quartet No. 3 at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)