String Quartet in C major, Op. 2 No. 6, G. 164

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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: 1761
Era: Classical

Notes

Boccherini's first set of quartets; three movements

About this work

Composed: 1761
Dedicated to: a veri dilettanti e Conoscitori di Musica

Allegro con spirito
Largo
Minuetto e Trio

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