Composition date trivia String Quintet in C major D  op posth  is a piece of chamber music written by Franz Schubert It was composed shortly after his Ninth Symphony during the summer of  two months before his death  this seems to suggest the th was also composed or at least finished in  whereas the th Symphony page suggests it was the th that was startedworked on during  and the th was finished  years earlier can someone please clarify    Thanks I didnt even notice the mistake Ive now corrected it For more information read in the symphonys article