Quartet in A major, Op. 4 No. 6

Carl Stamitz · 1745–1801 · German

For 2 violins (or flute, oboe or clarinet), viola, cello

Also known as Flute Quartet in A major, Op. 4 No. 6 · Clarinet Quartet in A major, Op. 14 No. 6

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 9 min
Composed: c. 1774
Era: Classical

Notes

First part for flute, oboe, clarinet or violin; a Romance as slow movement

About this work

Dedicated to: Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (Sieber dedication)

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