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String Quartet in F major, Hess 34
Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet after Piano Sonata Op. 14 No. 1
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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- Ensemble
- String quartet
- Hardest part
- Violin 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 15 min
- Composed
- 1801–02
- Era
- Classical
Notes
Beethoven's own quartet version of the Piano Sonata Op. 14 No. 1, transposed to F major
A step before · level 4
String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 ("The Bird")
Joseph Haydn
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19 min
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A step after · level 6
String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5, Hob. III:63 ("The Lark")
Joseph Haydn
2 violins, viola, cello
18 min
6violin 1
String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 ("Dissonance")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2 violins, viola, cello
30 min
6violin 1