String Quartet in D major, Op. 24 No. 1, G. 189

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet in D major, Op. 27 No. 1

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

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 17 min
Composed: 1776–78
Era: Classical

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Published as Op. 27; three movements

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Composed: 1777

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