Flute Quintet in D minor, Op. 55 No. 6, G. 436

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For flute (or oboe), 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Oboe Quintet in D minor, Op. 55 No. 6 · Oboe Quintet in D minor, Op. 45 No. 6

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

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Flute
Form: Full work
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1797
Era: Classical

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Published 'pour flûte ou hautbois' (also as Op. 45); recorded on both instruments

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