String Quartet in C major, Op. 2 No. 3, BI 397

Alessandro Rolla · 1757–1841 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 26 min
Composed: c. 1810
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements ending in a Rondò, Allegretto comodo

About this work

Dedicated to: Giuseppe Archinto (1651–1712)

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