String Quartet in B minor, T. 171

Giuseppe Maria Cambini · 1746–1825 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Lacépède Quartet No. 3 · Quatuor pour Monsieur Lacépède No. 3

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 27 min
Composed: —
Era: Classical

Notes

No. 3 of the Lacépède set; four movements, ending with a fugato scherzo

About this work

Dedicated to: Monsieur le Senateur Lacepede

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