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String Quintet No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 174

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian
For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quintet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1773
Era
Classical

Notes

Mozart's first string quintet, with two violas

About this work

Composed
1773
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Menuetto ma allegretto — Trio
  4. Allegro
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