String Quartet in G major, W. II:15

Giovanni Battista Viotti · 1755–1824 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 3 in G major, G. 114

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1817
Era: Classical

Notes

Larghetto introduction to the Allegro, Minuetto, Andantino and Allegretto vivace

About this work

Dedicated to: composer's brother, A. Viotti

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