String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 39 No. 1, G. 337

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (or cello)

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 15 min
Composed: 1787
Era: Classical

Notes

Double bass in place of a second cello; Andante lento – Allegro vivo – Tempo di Minuetto – Grave

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Composed: 1787

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