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Quartet in F major, Op. 8 No. 4, W.B 54

Johann Christian Bach · 1735–1782 · German
For flute (or oboe or violin), violin, viola, cello
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the flute part
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Flute
Form
Full work
Length
About 14 min
Composed
1770
Era
Classical

Notes

Two movements (Allegro, Minuetto con variazioni); flute (or oboe, violin) leads over violin, viola and cello

About this work

  1. [Allegro]
  2. Rondeau: Allegro assai
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