String Quartet in G major, Op. 44 No. 4, G. 223 ("La Tiranna")

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as La Tiranna spagnola

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 11 min
Composed: 1792
Era: Classical

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Two movements; the first is a 'tirana spagnola', after the Spanish song-dance

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Composed: 1792

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