String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 30 No. 1, G. 319

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 8 min
Composed: 1780
Era: Classical

Notes

Two cellos; Andante lentarello – Minuetto

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Composed: 1780

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