String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 25 No. 5

Felice Giardini · 1716–1796 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 14 min
Composed: 1783
Era: Classical

Notes

A long Andante, a Siciliana and an Allegro

About this work

Composed: ca.1790?
Dedicated to: The Duke of Devonshire

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