String Quartet in C major, Op. 3 No. 2, W. II:8

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 19 min
Composed: c. 1785
Era: Classical

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Quatuor concertant: Allegro, Andante and Allegro

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