String Quartet in E major, Op. 1 No. 6, W. II:6

Giovanni Battista Viotti · 1755–1824 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 10 min
Composed: 1783–85
Era: Classical

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Allegro and Rondò; dedicated to the Princess of Prussia

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Dedicated to: Princess of Prussia

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