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String Quartet No. 10 in C major, K. 170

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 15 min
Composed
1773
Era
Classical

Notes

Opens with an Andante with variations; Rondo finale

About this work

Composed
1773 August
  1. Andante
  2. Menuetto and Trio
  3. Un poco adagio
  4. Rondo Allegro
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