String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 5 No. 3, BI 401

Alessandro Rolla · 1757–1841 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 5 No. 3

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 22 min
Composed: c. 1808
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements with an Adagio cantabile

About this work

Dedicated to: Charles IV Roy d'Espagne

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