Quartet in B-flat major, W.B 60

Johann Christian Bach · 1735–1782 · German

For oboe (or flute or violin), violin, viola, cello

Also known as Oboe Quartet in B-flat major · String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 14 No. 1

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the oboe part

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Oboe
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: —
Era: Classical

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Two movements (Allegro, Rondo: Tempo di minuetto); oboe (or flute, violin 1) with violin, viola and cello

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