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String Quartet No. 8 in F major, K. 168

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1773
Era
Classical

Notes

Four movements; F-minor canonic Andante and a fugue as finale

About this work

Composed
1773 August, Vienna
  1. Allegro
  2. Andante
  3. Menuetto and Trio
  4. Allegro
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