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Oboe Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2, W. Vb:Bb1

Johann Baptist Vanhal · 1739–1813 · Czech
For oboe (or flute), violin, viola, cello
Also known as Flute Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the oboe part
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Oboe
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1771
Era
Classical

Notes

Four movements; the oboe (or flute) leads over light string parts

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