String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 6 No. 6

Johann Baptist Vanhal · 1739–1813 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: 1771
Era: Classical

Notes

Three movements, fast–slow–Presto; violin 1 leads, lower parts accompany

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